Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patient Stories

Emily has passions for basketball and softball. She excels at sports while managing Crohn’s disease with the help of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Nutritional therapy proved to be the key to treating Zachary’s Crohn’s disease and eventual remission. Now 18, he’s looking ahead to college symptom-free.

After treatment for Crohn’s disease at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Jillian has resumed competitive dancing and hopes to pursue a nursing career.

After being diagnosed and treated for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Paige is now growing, thriving and dancing competitively.

Diagnosed with very early onset inflammatory bowel disease (VEO-IBD) when he was only 18 months old, Landen is now responding well to treatment.

William manages his ulcerative colitis with medication and nutrition. With his condition under control, he has the energy to be a competitive gymnast.

When Noah was 11, ulcerative colitis drained his energy and threatened his life. Now 15, he has the energy and stamina to play on a basketball team.

Jackson, 15, loves to perform on stage. He’s able to perform with full energy thanks to treatment for IBD at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Will, 12, has a very complicated form of Crohn’s disease. His symptoms are under control thanks to the Center for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Laney has been living with both Turner syndrome and Crohn’s disease since she was a toddler. Thanks to Children’s Hospital, she is a thriving 11-year-old.