Is anyone aware of a support group in orange county just for teenagers?  I have a friend with a 15 year old recently diagnosed with Crohn's and I thought someone in the group might know...thanks.        Janice McNeill

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Also:

Inflammatory bowel disease linked to poorer outcome from C.
difficile infection

Colectomy often required for children with severe ulcerative colitis

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