Patient Journeys

If you have recently been diagnosed with a gastrointestinal disease or disorder, you probably feel pretty overwhelmed. We designed these Patient Journeys to help you understand what to expect, and to provide you with resources to make your personal journey easier. We explain the basic pathway that most patients take, from the beginning of symptoms, through all the twists and turns of testing and diagnosis, to treatments and ongoing care. Click through the links below to discover different journeys through text, infographs, and videos.

Note: you can submit your personal journey with a gastrointestinal disease or disorder, and we might feature it in the Inside Tract® newsletter and on our website.

Obesity is a common disease that occurs when an individual has too much adipose tissue. Learn about the journey +

Eosinophilic esophagitis occurs when there are too many eosinophils, a type of white blood cell, in the esophagus. Learn about the journey +

C. difficile infection occurs when the Clostridioides difficile bacterium grows out of control in the gut. Learn about the journey +

Watch our Crohn’s disease patient journey video or read more about the inflammatory bowel disease journey.

Watch our ulcerative colitis patient journey video or read more about the inflammatory bowel disease journey.