Updated publication: Dehydration

Published: 19 July 2017

The Crohn's & Colitis UK's Publications team has just updated one of our information sheets:

Having Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis can sometimes increase the risk of becoming dehydrated.

This information sheet looks at why this may happen and some ways to prevent and treat it.

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