Find support, or help research
People near you who know what living with Crohn's disease is like, and ways you can help find better treatments.
Support groups in United States
- Color of Gastrointestinal Illnesses (formerly Color of Crohn's & Chronic Illness)US nonprofit serving BIPOC patients and care partners affected by IBD and digestive disorders through community, education, membership, and advocacy.All of United States
- Connecting to Cure Crohn's and ColitisUS non-profit offering IBD support groups, mentorship and caregiver circles for people with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and also funding IBD research.All of United States
- Crohn's & Colitis FoundationUS nonprofit for people with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, with local chapters, volunteer-led support groups and an IBD help line.All of United States
- Girls With GutsA community for women with inflammatory bowel disease and/or ostomies, offering stories, resources, events, retreats, membership and support.All of United States
Contact details come from each group's own page and are checked every 3 months.
Help research
You do not need to join a trial to help. Below are the programmes we found in United States and how to reach them. You contact them yourself: Frontlight does not collect or pass on your details.
Give blood or tissue for researchResearchers use stored samples to find what causes Crohn's disease.
Share your health dataA registry collects health data, without your name, so research teams can study many people at once.
Take part as a healthy volunteerStudies need people without Crohn's disease to compare with. Family and friends can help.