Crohn's disease

New research suggests up to one in 10 people with inflammatory bowel disease also have rheumatic disease, including ankylosing spondylitis.

AS and RA are also more common among Whites, but again, Black patients who develop these conditions tend to have [higher levels of disease activity](https://creakyjoints.org/about-arthritis/axial-spondyloarthritis/axspa-symptoms/black-ankylosing-spondylitis-patients-more-inflammation-comorbid-conditions/). [Ankylosing spondylitis](https://creakyjoints.org/education/ankylosing-spondylitis/#:~:text=Ankylosing%20spondylitis%20(AS)%2C%20also,tailbone%2C%20called%20the%20sacroiliac%20joints.) is also a type of inflammatory arthritis, but it’s more apt to cause pain, swelling, and stiffness in the lower back or in the joints that connect the pelvic to the spine (sacroiliac joints). The Gut Culture podcast gut checks assumptions about IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) through real conversations with two health care leaders. Seeing specialists who are well-versed in these conditions and can work together to coordinate your treatment is also ideal. The researchers determined that 9 percent of the 228 IBD patients treated in their clinic also had a rheumatic condition, most commonly ankylosing spondylitis (AS). [https://doi.org/10.1093/ibd/izac247.065](https://doi.org/10.1093/ibd/izac247.065) Although most IBD patients are non-Hispanic Whites, incidence among Black people is increasing. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crohns.2013.09.001](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crohns.2013.09.001). [IBD symptoms](https://ghlf.org/patient-education/inflammatory-bowel-disease/) typically include chronic diarrhea, bloody stool, stomach pain, weight loss, and fatigue. Participants from the NIS database, in contrast, were 81 percent Caucasian. Anywhere from 6 percent to 53 percent of IBD patients are believed to also have a joint disease. They presented their findings at the recent Crohn’s & Colitis Congress in Denver and published them in a special supplement to the journal