Bowel disease can affect one in five people

What springs to mind when you hear the words inflammatory bowel disease or IBD? Dodgy bellies, toilet troubles?

The two most common forms of IBD are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Yes, both are digestive conditions, but there’s a lot more to them than that.

IBS affects between 5% and 20% of the population, though only 5% to 7% of those who suffer from the condition are diagnosed.