Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract that can be divided into two main categories, Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC)1. UC is generally found in the large bowel only, whereas CD can occur anywhere in the gastrointestinal system (ie mouth to anus)2. CD is more prevalent in the large bowl and the ileocecal junction (50%), ileum (30%) and colon (20%)3. The disease appears to be influenced by a number of factors and affects one in every 323 people living in the United Kingdom, regardless of their age4. CD is more prevalent in young patients but can occur in two different age groups: the second-to-third or the sixth-to-eighth decades of life. This incident appears to be influenced by a number of factors (Table 1).
In the context of CD, magnetic...
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