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Talked with Hanna and Mindy Guttentag from Crohn's Colitis Foundation. Crohn\u2019s disease and ulcerative colitis are inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) affect more than 1.6 million Americans. That\u2019s one in every 200 Americans living with one of these debilitating, medically incurable diseases that attack the digestive system. The fastest growing patient population is children under the age of 18. Crohn's disease may affects anywhere along the digestive tract, from the mouth to the anus, ulcerative colitis inflames only the large intestine (colon) and rectum. Symptoms of these diseases may include abdominal pain, persistent diarrhea, rectal bleeding, debilitating fatigue, and extreme weight loss. Patients can be diagnosed at any age, but are most commonly diagnosed between the ages of 15 and 35. Many patients experience numerous hospitalizations. About 23 to 45 percent of people with ulcerative colitis and up to 75 percent of people with Crohn\u2019s disease will eventually require surgical intervention for their disease. Hanna is the Honored Hero for the November walk at City Place in West Palm Beach. Listeners can find out more, get support, register for a team, donate online at http://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/chapters/florida/