— French fries, sports/energy drinks had strongest association in large U.S. study by Diana Swift, Contributing Writer April 29, 2020 Foods typically labeled as junk food showed an association with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) among U.S. adults in a secondary analysis of the National Health Interview Survey 2015. Examining 2015 data from the annual cross-sectional health […]
by Diana Swift Contributing Writer Expert Critique: Bradley W. Anderson, MD Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellow Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, is unique among gastrointestinal conditions given the breadth of preventative measures needed to promote and maintain patient health and safety. Such measures account for a […]
MARCH 01, 2018 Healthline/Medical News Today Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) raises the risk of heart attack. Also, the risk is independent of traditional risk factors, such as high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, and high cholesterol. This was the conclusion of a study that explored the possible link between IBD and heart disease by analyzing the medical records of more […]
Date: December 28, 2016 Source: Seattle Children’s Hospital Summary: Pediatric patients with active Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis can reach remission with diet alone. Can diet alone be used to cure Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (UC)? It’s a question Dr. David Suskind, a gastroenterologist at Seattle Children’s, has been researching for years. Today, he […]
March 25, 2016 The British Journal of Dermatology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The association between psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was studied in this nationwide Danish cohort trial. Investigators found that the risk of IBD increased as psoriasis disease severity increased. The adjusted incidence rate ratios (IRRs) of ulcerative colitis were 1.49, 1.56, 1.96, and 2.43 […]
Date: August 5, 2015 Source: American Gastroenterological Association Summary: Intra-abdominal fat cells may contribute to the development and progression of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study. Intra-abdominal fat cells may contribute to the development and progression of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study1 published in Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, […]
Eur J Nutr. 2015 Jul 1. [Epub ahead of print] Bashir M1, Prietl B, Tauschmann M, Mautner SI, Kump PK, Treiber G, Wurm P, Gorkiewicz G, Högenauer C, Pieber TR. Abstract PURPOSE: Vitamin D is well known for its effects on bone mineralisation but has also been attributed immunomodulatory properties. It positively influences human health, […]
E. Richman; J. M. Rhodes Disclosures Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2013;38(10):1156-1171. Abstract Background The therapeutic effect of enteral nutrition in Crohn’s disease (CD) and the epidemiological associations between diet and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) implicate diet in IBD causation. There is little evidence, however, to support specific dietary changes and patients often receive contradictory advice. Aim […]
A pilot study has found that participating in a nine-week training program including elicitation of the relaxation response had a significant impact on clinical symptoms of the gastrointestinal disorders irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease and on the expression of genes related to inflammation and the body’s response to stress. The report from investigators […]
The American Journal of Gastroenterology 110, 444-454 (March 2015) | doi:10.1038/ajg.2015.6 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this meta-analysis, researchers evaluated the diagnostic potential of biomarkers for irritable bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), finding that biomarkers did not differentiate patients with IBS from controls. The risk for IBD was ≤1% with C-reactive protein ≤0.5 and […]
Beyond bacteria: The gut virome in inflammatory bowel disease patients differed from those without the disease, researchers reported in Cell. Disease-Specific Alterations in the Enteric Virome in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Jason M. Norman Highlights • The enteric virome is abnormal in multiple inflammatory bowel disease patient cohorts • The enteric virome richness increases in Crohn’s […]
January 29, 2015 Gastroenterology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors review diet in the management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Studies regarding the effect of food on IBD are discussed. Overall, authors found that components of some whole foods can cause IBD symptoms, whereas some nutrients may decrease inflammation of the intestines. Specific diets may improve the […]
Laurie Barclay, MD November 20, 2014 Story Source Rates of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) incidence are significantly increased in people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to findings of a population-based study published onlineNovember 19 in the European Respiratory Journal. “These findings have important implications for the early detection of [IBD] in airway disease […]
RESEARCH · September 01, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors followed more than 5 million participants with no history of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or heart failure (HF) at baseline to analyze the rate of IBD, HF, and hospitalization. Of 23,681 participants who developed IBD, 553 were hospitalized for HF, and there was a 37% increase […]
PracticeUpdate.com RESEARCH · July 29, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This meta-analysis of 43 randomized controlled trials evaluated the efficacy of prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC). While the data for prebiotics and synbiotics in IBS were too sparse for conclusions, probiotics showed benefit in global IBS, […]
MedPageToday.com Vitamin D Blog: Cancer Risk in IBD Published: Jul 8, 2014 By Ashwin Ananthakrishnan, MBBS, MPH , Massachusetts General Hospital Story Source In this Guest Blog, Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, MBBS, MPH, a gastroenterologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, discusses his recent study on vitamin D and its relationship with cancer in patients with […]
PracticeUpdate Research · February 01, 2014 Full Story Journal Reference TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This systematic review and meta-analysis found the risk of melanoma in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to be 37% higher than that in the general population. This increased risk was independent of either immunomodulator or anti–TNF-α treatment. Given the known risk for […]
Medscape.com Story Source Kevin Whelan, Eamonn M.M. Quigley Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2013;29(2):184-189. Abstract and Introduction Abstract Purpose of review There is direct evidence that the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) involves the gastrointestinal microbiota and some evidence that the microbiota might also play a similar role in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The aim of this […]