Researchers tracked more than 4000 people at risk of developing Crohn’s disease and found those who lived with a dog between age 5 and 15 were 40 per cent less likely to develop the disease
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In the years 2015 and 2016, U.S. adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) used significantly more health services than their non-IBD counterparts, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
For the study, Emily P. Terlizzi, MPH, and colleagues compared healthcare usage for persons age 18 and older with and without IBD based on the 2015 and 2016 National Health Interview Surveys (NHIS). The results relied on self-reported data for a total of 66,610 sampled respondents.
Overall, adults with IBD were more likely to have visited any doctor or mental health provider in the past 12 months, and the condition was also associated with a higher prevalence of being prescribed medication.