Family or Friend

I am a Family or Friend

When someone in your family or a friend is diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease, the support you offer is vital to their ability to cope. Love may not conquer all, but it sure does help to ease the way.

But beyond the emotional support you provide, what else is there? One of the best things that you can do is learn as much about their disease as you can. Knowledge is power and the need for specific types of information is unique to every individual. Some people will be looking for more information about the implications of various medications; others will be seeking tips for coping with the emotional burden of living with a chronic disease.

CCFC has a number of brochures and resources to help you understand this diagnosis, toward the goal of helping you support those in your community to live well with inflammatory bowel disease.

• What is IBD?
• Surviving and thriving with IBD
• Treatment options
• Medications
• Diet and nutrition
• Surgery
• Coping and Depression
• Fertility
• Intimacy and Relationships
• A Parent and Teacher Guide for Children with IBD
• Cancer and IBD
• The latest research
• Local education sessions and CCFC Chapter events
• Finding a local volunteer group near you
• Frequently Asked Questions

While CCFC aims to provide you with reliable and comprehensive information about your diagnosis, your gastroenterologist, GI nurse, general practitioner, pharmacist or registered dietitian is truly the best resource for information that is relevant to your individual situation.

To receive a CCFC Welcome Kit with information on any of the topics above, as well as about CCFC, please click here.