I have been led to believe that IBS is generally down to a poor diet, while that is not the case with UC and Crohns. Mind you there is so much conflicting information out there it is hard to know what to believe
Seeing this thread has freaked me out a bit as I am just going through a flare up, the worst one I have had for while, which has again coincided with me quitting smoking. I have only had one or two minor flare ups since originally being diagnosed with it in 2000. It is much more common than...