This statistic displays the percentage of individuals diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the United States 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 percent 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.
Percentage of U.S. inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients that received a misdiagnosis for their condition as of 2017
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
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
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Health Union (CrohnsDisease.com). (May 1, 2017). Percentage of U.S. inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients that received a misdiagnosis for their condition as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/784190/inflammatory-bowel-disease-patients-misdiagnosis-us/
Health Union (CrohnsDisease.com). "Percentage of U.S. inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients that received a misdiagnosis for their condition as of 2017." Chart. May 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/784190/inflammatory-bowel-disease-patients-misdiagnosis-us/
Health Union (CrohnsDisease.com). (2017). Percentage of U.S. inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients that received a misdiagnosis for their condition as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/784190/inflammatory-bowel-disease-patients-misdiagnosis-us/
Health Union (CrohnsDisease.com). "Percentage of U.S. Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Ibd) Patients That Received a Misdiagnosis for Their Condition as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/784190/inflammatory-bowel-disease-patients-misdiagnosis-us/
Health Union (CrohnsDisease.com), Percentage of U.S. inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients that received a misdiagnosis for their condition as of 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/784190/inflammatory-bowel-disease-patients-misdiagnosis-us/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients that received a misdiagnosis for their condition as of 2017 [Graph], Health Union (CrohnsDisease.com), May 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/784190/inflammatory-bowel-disease-patients-misdiagnosis-us/
