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Inclusion Criteria: Group 1 \- Adults ≥18 years with confirmed diagnosis of Crohn's disease AND one of the following: * Gastrointestinal complaints such as diarrhea, bloody and/ or lose stools and abdominal pain, or obstructive symptoms. * Increased CRP (\>5 mg/L) and/or fecal calprotectin levels (\>250 mg/kg) * Active disease confiremed by endoscopy ( endoscopic SES-CD score \>3) * Active disease confirmed by IUS or MRI (bowel wall thickening, signs of active disease) Group 2 * Adults ≥18 years with confirmed diagnosis of ulcerative colitis AND one of the following: * Active disease confirmed by endoscopy (endoscopic Mayo score ≥ 2) or * Active disease confirmed by intestinal ultrasound (BWT \> 3 mm in atleast one bowel segment and atleast one other pathological IUS parameter) * Increased CRP (\>5 mg/L) and/or fecal calprotectin levels (\>250 mg/kg) Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * Unable to provide informed consent * IBD-related surgeries \< 5 years in medical history * Colorectal carcinoma