IBD – nutrition
Avoidance of Fiber is Associated with Greater Risk of Crohn's Disease Flare in a 6 Month Period
Intake of dietary fiber is associated with reduced disease flares in patients with Crohn's disease, but not UC. Read more »
Intake of dietary fiber is associated with reduced disease flares in patients with Crohn's disease, but not UC. Read more »
People born via Cesarean Section are not more likely to have IBD compared to controls or siblings without IBD. These findings indicate that events of the immediate postpartum period that shape the developing intestinal microbiome do not affect risk for IBD. Read more »
Clinical and mucosal improvements were seen in children with CD, who used the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) for 12 and 52 weeks. Further studies are needed to understand the mechanisms underlying SCD's effectiveness in children with CD. Read more »
This report includes data from multiple studies. None of the studies reported cost-effectiveness of elemental nutrition. Most studies showed that an elemental nutrition diet maintained remission better than no intervention and some were better than drug intervention, but further studies are required to confirm these results. Read more »
In Crohn's Disease patients, oral supplementation with 1200 IE vitamin D3 significantly increased serum vitamin D levels and reduced the risk of relapse from 29% to 13%, (P = 0.06). Further studies are needed to confirm these results. Read more »
In this study, there was no significant difference in stool sulfide between control and colitic patients. Disease extent or activity did not significantly influence stool sulfide. These results do not support a primary etiologic role for luminal sulfide in ulcerative colitis. Read more »