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Growth & Puberty

Growing up with IBD can bring extra questions and challenges. Here you’ll find information about growth, puberty, body changes and looking after yourself as you grow.

Why your body needs extra nutrients while growing

Discover why your growing body needs extra nutrients, which vitamins and minerals matter most, and how IBD can affect nutrition, growth and development.

Understanding puberty when you have Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis

Understand how Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis can affect puberty, why your body might develop differently, and how to feel confident and supported as you grow.

How IBD can affect your growth and development

Learn how IBD can affect your height, weight and puberty, why everyone develops at a different pace, and how to support healthy growth.

How steroids can change your appearance

Learn how steroids used to treat IBD can affect your face, weight and skin, why these changes happen, and how to cope with side effects and body image worries.