Dr. Kerry Hammond, assistant professor of surgery at the Digestive Disease Center at MUSC, discusses Irritable Bowel Disease, the most common forms of which are Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. She explains what conditions may warrant a surgical procedure (either planned or emergent) for a patient with Irritable Bowel Disease, and what studies may be conducted prior to surgery. Dr. Hammond concludes this podcast by outlining what preventative measures a patient with Ulcerative Colitis should take due to the increased risk of cancer associated with the disease.