In Spain there is no official record of patients but it is estimated that between of 84,000 and 120,000 people have this condition (42% have Crohn's disease and 48% with ulcerative colitis). One out of every 450 people suffer from these problemasI, according to the Spanish Society of Gastrointestinal Pathology, but it is expected that the prevalence of this chronic disease to increase in the coming years.