Two of the most important goals in the treatment of patients with inflammatory bowel disease are to improve patient quality of life and increases the odds of remission.
Antibiotic exposure was associated with an increased and cumulative risk for inflammatory bowel disease and was highest among individuals aged 40 years and older, according to results from a Danish study published in Gut.“From prior data, it seems that the environment may play an increasing role in the pathogenesis of IBD as we age. We think this because older adults with new onset
Here are Healio’s top 10 peer-tested articles from Digestive Disease Week 2022, which highlight research on restrictive diets, gallstone disease, dog ownership and Crohn’s disease, COVID-19 antibody response and more.Two restrictive diets were superior in reducing symptoms compared with optimized medical treatment alone in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.