ON001 An investigation of the manifestations of perceived psychological stress in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Background: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic, inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract and is a term used to describe Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Studies to date suggest that psychological stress is associated with increased levels of disease activity. There is a dearth of literature on the relationship between psychological stress and its impact on clinically measured disease activity. The aim of this study...