Write a commentTomorrow (Thursday 19 May) marks World IBD Day (Inflammatory Bowel Disease ) the two main forms being Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis and to mark the day Newry Town Hall will be illuminated with the Purple colour of the campaign.
Currently there are approximately 8000 suffers on Northern Ireland.
Worldwide, five million people live with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, conditions known as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). In most cases the illness can be kept under control with medication, but despite extensive research there is currently no known cause or cure for IBD and little public understanding of the pain and chronic suffering with which IBD patients courageously cope every day of their lives. Alarmingly, the incidence rate for the disease is increasing fast, especially amongst the young.
To create more awareness of the disease there is also a billboard campaign in Newry with one located on the Belfast road across from the police station kindly sponsored by Warrenpoint harbour.
People can take a photo of themselves at the billboard and send it into their Facebook page or twitter page using #ltccni
