Mindful tips for those with IBD

Below you will find a variety of resources to help you better understand, cope with and/or support someone with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Resources for children, youth and families

  • Your child with inflammatory bowel disease: a family guide for caregiving / North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition - Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010. FAM RC 862 .E52 Y68 2010
    • This book provides parents with practical advice on how to tell their children about their IBD and discusses the challenges children may face at school and in their social lives, especially as they grow older.
  • Guts, by Raina Telgemeier [En français : Cougage par Raina Telgemeier]
  • The Anxiety Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Deal with Anxiety and Worry, by Lisa M. Schab LCSW
  • The Chronic Pain and Illness Workbook for Teens: CBT and Mindfulness-Based Practices to Turn the Volume Down on Pain, by Rachel Zoffness MS PhD
  • Maladie chronique : Ce n’est pas juste, mais on s’ajuste ! par Marie-Eve Chartré, Johanne Gagné, et Vanessa Destrempes

Taking pills

Needle phobias 

Mindful tips for those with IBD

Nutrition for children with IBD

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  • Blackboards and bathrooms - a comprehensive resource to help teachers support the education of children with IBD. 
  • Camp Got2Go - Crohn’s and Colitis Canada's one-week, overnight summer camp for children and youth living with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis

The impact of IBD for children in Canada

To tell or not to tell others about your IBD

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Disclaimer

These resources are for educational purposes only. If you have any questions, ask your health-care provider.

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