World IBD Day 2026

On May 19 the ImproveCareNow community celebrates World IBD Day as a dedicated time for #TalkingAboutIBD to raise awareness for invisible illnesses like Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, break down isolation, and advocate for improvements in care and outcomes. Empowering those in our community who speak up, ask questions, and share their powerful personal narratives and lived experiences helps us all move toward a fuller understanding of how IBD shows up and affects the lives of people living with it. Today we would like to highlight how deeply this collaborative sharing drives our research, by highlighting a selection of our recent ICN >” rel=”noopener” href=”https://www.improvecarenow.org/tags/research_explained” target=”_blank”>Research Explained blog posts, which have been coproduced by parents and researchers. By making clinical research accessible to all, we reinforce the vital connection between community insights and medical advancements. Ultimately, World IBD Day is an active invitation for patients, families, clinicians, and researchers to work side-by-side to co-design the best standard of care and improve outcomes for kids with IBD.
These highlights provide a glimpse into the research, if you find a study that interests you, be sure to click on “Get #InTheLOOP” to read the full summary and insights.













