“…Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic condition that can last a lifetime and reoccur, causing inflammation, diarrhea, rectal bleeding, and abdominal pain due to severe anatomical damage, immune overactivation, oxidative stress, and microbiome disruption [ 1 , 2 ]. Ulcerative colitis (UC) primarily affects the rectum and colon, leading to inflammation, pain, and diarrhea, including mucous and bloody stool, resulting in anemia and iron deficiency [ 1 , 3 ] as well as a greater risk factor for colon cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death globally [ 4 , 5 ]. Crohn’s disease (CD) involves chronic inflammation of the distal gut, leading to lesions along the entire intestine, immune intolerance of commensals, fever, tiredness, and complications such as stenosis, fistulas, and strictures [ 6 ].…”