Biosimilars: Glossary

When talking to your gastroenterologist about how biologics and biosimilars work, you may have questions about what some of the words mean.

Biosimilars: Frequently asked questions

Biosimilars are a type of biologic. Biologics and biosimilars can help patients with moderate to severe IBD.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Understanding clinical research trials

Learn more about what to expect in an IBD clinical trial.

Short bowel syndrome (SBS): Spicing up your diet

Food and beverages can impact short bowel syndrome (SBS) symptoms, but adding herbs and spices can help you enjoy your food.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Using nutrition to improve recovery

Proper nutrition for patients with inflammatory bowel disease before and after surgery can help improve recovery.

Iron in GI conditions

A normal iron level is important to make healthy red blood cells and to help support your quality of life with digestive conditions.

Iron deficiency anemia

Iron deficiency anemia is the most common type of anemia that happens when you don’t have enough iron to make healthy red blood cells.

Short bowel syndrome (SBS): From teen to adult care

Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a rare disorder that happens when you don’t have enough small intestine, or it doesn’t work well. As a teen or adolescent with SBS, it’s time to learn how to become comfortable making your own health care decisions.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Vaccine recommendations

Patients with IBD need to work with their health care providers to decide which vaccines they need to stay healthy.

Short bowel syndrome (SBS): Small bowel ostomy diet

If you have an ostomy with short bowel syndrome (SBS), you may need to adjust what you eat and drink to change your stool output.