Chronic diseases of the intestine: where we are

Bringing invisible disabilities to light, breaking the wall of silence surrounding chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD or IBD), is the concept behind the World Day of IBD (#Breakthesilence) hashtag, which is celebrated around the world on May 19th.

The impact of these diseases on the quality of life and on the psychological sphere of people is enormous; and it certainly doesn’t help to hide symptoms and pain.