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Aug 6, 2026
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Nearly 1 in 100 Canadians has inflammatory bowel disease. Too many believe it rules out having children
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The best time to prepare for a healthy pregnancy is before it starts. If you have inflammatory bowel disease, speak with your gastroenterologist before conception if you can. (Unsplash+/Getty Images)
Nearly 1 in 100 Canadians has inflammatory bowel disease. Too many believe it rules out having children
Published: August 6, 2026 12.17pm EDT
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I often reflect on the advice of an outdated article on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and pregnancy from 1956. It stated:
“There should be no doubt that a woman with ulcerative colitis who wishes to have a child should be a…
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