Chandigarh, May 22 -- The number of patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has increased over the years, shared Dr Sadhna Lal, head, division of paediatric gastroenterology and hepatology, PGIMER, during a patient awareness session organised to mark World IBD Day on Monday.

Dr Lal added that since the establishment of the IBD clinic in 2018, the paediatric department at PGIMER has seen an increase in the number of IBD cases, from 7-8 cases a year to now 5-6 cases a month.

IBD is an umbrella term which refers to chronic conditions involving inflammation of the digestive tract. It includes ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease and monogenic IBD. Monogenic IBD affects only children between two to five years of age, requires...