Support group helps kids with Crohn's and Colitis
MAUMELLE, Ark. (KTHV)- Experts say 14,000 Arkansans deal with the digestive disorders like Crohn's disease and Colitis. Arkansas Children's Hospital diagnoses a child a week with these chronic diseases.
Kristin Trulock is Arkansas' community development manager for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation. Trulock explained that the diseases are hereditary and are never fully cured. With no specific triggers for the auto immune disease it can be hard to diagnose.
Saturday was the first Family Fun Day for children and families who suffer from the digestive disorder. Trulock organized it as a way to create a safe space for families and for children to have support without needing to call it a "support group."