Abstract:Background
The incidence and prevalence of Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are increasing in the last years.
In primary care (PC) patients often present with confusing and non-specific symptoms which can often be a delay in referring and diagnosing suspected IBD. The average time from symptom onset to diagnosis of IBD is longer than five years in up to 18% of cases and 64% of patients presenting to emergency care with symptoms of IBD prior to the diagnosis.
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