Richard Driscoll, chief executive of the National Association for Colitis and Crohn's Disease (NACC), pointed out that although many Brits understand why some people have to wear a diabetic bracelet, they are not as knowledgeable about other conditions.
He pointed out that about a quarter of a million people suffer from the disease in the UK and the new Step Up and Be Counted campaign hopes to highlight this.
Mr Driscoll said that as well as improving local care services, the NACC wants to do 'much more research for Colitis and Crohn's disease by establishing a national register of people who have inflammatory bowel disease'.
He explained that the condition is very difficult to live with and can have a significant impact on people's every day lives.
The NACC states that Colitis and Crohn's disease affects one in every 400 people in the UK and men and women can suffer from the condition in equal measure.
He pointed out that about a quarter of a million people suffer from the disease in the UK and the new Step Up and Be Counted campaign hopes to highlight this.
Mr Driscoll said that as well as improving local care services, the NACC wants to do 'much more research for Colitis and Crohn's disease by establishing a national register of people who have inflammatory bowel disease'.
He explained that the condition is very difficult to live with and can have a significant impact on people's every day lives.
The NACC states that Colitis and Crohn's disease affects one in every 400 people in the UK and men and women can suffer from the condition in equal measure.
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