Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients are sometimes misdiagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). IBD researcher and United European Gastroenterology spokesperson Dr Michael Scharl said, “IBS has been estimated to affect at least 10 percent of the population in Europe, and it causes distressing symptoms that disrupt normal life. We have known for some time that ...click here to read more

Anti-inflammatory effects of dietary fiber have been shown to be beneficial for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treatment. The authors reviewed the existing body of knowledge on the effects of fiber in IBD. The most current definition of dietary fiber is “carbohydrate polymers with three or more monomeric units, which are neither digested nor absorbed in ...click here to read more

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients only need a colonoscopy once in every five years, suggests a study. Those not at high risk may be allowed more years in-between colonoscopies. The findings from University Medical Center Utrecht suggests patients with active IBD who undergo regular colonoscopies have a lower occurrence of interval colorectal cancer, meaning, they ...click here to read more

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) increases with red meat consumption, according to research. The findings come from a meta-analysis, where researchers found a correlation between red meat consumption and inflammatory bowel disease. The researchers looked at studies published between July 1966 and July 2015. Studies contained information about Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, IBD, and meat consumption. Red ...click here to read more

According to a study published in Cancer Research, vitamin D, already known for fighting inflammation, is now associated with lowering the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and colon cancer. Conducted by a research team at the laboratory of Dr. Lillian Maggio-Price in the Department of Comparative Medicine at the University of Washington, the study ...click here to read more

Pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease often have nutritional deficiencies. Researchers found that multiple deficient nutritional parameters were common and inadequately assessed in pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The researchers analyzed data of 136 IBD-affected pregnant women and created a retrospective chart review to determine how often nutritional information is obtained and any ...click here to read more

Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis progression and development have been found to be linked to “creeping fat.” Researcher Charalabos Pothoulakis said, “A well-appreciated feature of IBD [inflammatory bowel disease], especially longstanding Crohn’s disease, is intra-abdominal fat, also known as ‘creeping fat,’ which wraps around the intestine. However, it’s not clear whether this fat is protective ...click here to read more

Ulcerative colitis and colon cancer risk has been found to be linked to certain proteins and sugars produced by the body. Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-alpha (HNF4-alpha) plays a role in both inflammatory bowel disease like ulcerative colitis and colon cancer. Transcription factors like HNF4-alpha promote DNA transcription into RNA, which is then translated into proteins ...click here to read more

Crohn’s disease can originate from specialized intestinal cells. The researchers suggest that small intestinal Crohn’s disease may be a specific type of disorder of the Paneth cells, which are specialized cells in small intestine. The study was led by researchers at the University of Cambridge and Harvard University, and this finding can lead to new ...click here to read more

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is linked to diversity of viruses and gut bacteria. The findings come from researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine. The researchers found that patients with inflammatory bowel disease had a greater variety of viruses in their digestive system compared to healthy volunteers, suggesting that viruses may play a role ...click here to read more

Crohn’s disease treatment using probiotic E.coli bacteria shows promise but cannot prevent relapse, according to research. Probiotics have been shown to maintain remission in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but evidence of success in active disease is minimal. Researchers at Bristol’s School of Veterinary Sciences and School of Clinical Medicine have found that probiotics are not ...click here to read more

Fibrosis prevention in Crohn’s disease was found to be possible with new immune cell-related approach. The researchers from the University of Bristol have shown that a protein – IL-13 – could hold the key to the prevention of Crohn’s disease-related fibrosis. A major complication of Crohn’s disease is fibrosis – the hardening and thickening – ...click here to read more

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Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that impacts about 700,000 Americans. The combination of inflammation and ulcers developed with this disease leads to a lot of discomfort, as well as frequent emptying of the colon. When someone is suffering from this inflammatory bowel disease, the innermost lining of their large intestine (colon) and ...click here to read more