Rise in chronic bowel illness shows it’s more than just a bathroom disease
The disease is being highlighted in the week of World IBD Day, observed on May 19
23 May 2025 - 04:30
It's often dismissed as a “bathroom disease”, but South Africa is seeing increasing incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a hidden chronic illness prevalent mainly in urban areas...
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