IBD patients that received a misdiagnosis for their condition in the United States as of 2017

Percentage of U.S. inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients that received a misdiagnosis for their condition as of 2017

The data shows the percentage of individuals diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease in the U.S. that received a misdiagnosis for their condition or had trouble receiving the correct diagnosis for their condition as of 2017. According to the survey, 62% of respondents had to visit their doctor's office five or more times before they received the correct diagnosis for their IBD. IBD is a term that can be used to describe two chronic conditions that involve inflammation of the gut, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

Respondents that were misdiagnosed before receiving their current IBD diagnosis 57
Respondents that did not have IBS and were misdiagnosed as having IBS 31
Crohn's respondents that were misdiagnosed with UC 10
UC respondents that were misdiagnosed with Crohn's 5
Respondents that needed 5 or more office visits before receiving their IBD diagnosis 62