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Study IDs Risk Factors for Extraintestinal Manifestations of IBD
WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2024 – Certain demographic, clinical, and genetic factors heighten the risk for extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs) with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study...
Top-Down Treatment Superior for Crohn Disease
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 – Top-down treatment for Crohn disease (combination infliximab plus immunomodulator) achieves substantially better outcomes than accelerated step-up treatment, according to a...
Treating Crohn's Sooner, More Aggressively Greatly Improves Outcomes: Study
MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 – In a finding that suggests sooner is better than later, a new trial shows that giving advanced treatment early to Crohn’s patients can dramatically improve their gut health. A...
Higher Use of Any Rx Medications Seen Years Before IBD Diagnosis
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 – Individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) universally show increased prescription medication use years before diagnosis, according to a study published in the...
Malnutrition Often Seen in Patients Treated for IBD
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – Some patients seen in an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) clinic screen positive for malnutrition, according to a research letter published online Nov. 20 in Gastro Hep ...
Persistent Fluorinated Chemicals Tied to Higher Risk for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure is associated with later occurrence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a research letter published...
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Phenotypes Vary by Race, Birthplace
MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 – For patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), phenotype varies by race, and foreign-born patients of all races have later onset and milder disease, according to a study...
Crohn's, Colitis Vary by Race, Gender
FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 – Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis show different patterns of incidence by race, gender and even place of birth, a new U.S. study finds. The two illnesses are each...
Changes in Biochemical, Hematological Parameters Seen Before IBD Diagnosis
MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 – Changes in multiple biochemical and hematological parameters occur up to eight years before diagnosis of Crohn disease and up to three years before diagnosis of ulcerative...
Histologic Inflammation With IBD Tied to Serious Infections
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 – Histologic inflammation with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an independent risk factor for serious infections, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in Clinical ...
Higher Visceral Adipose Tissue May Need Higher Infliximab Levels for IBD Remission
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15, 2023 – Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and high visceral adipose tissue (VAT) may have more difficulty achieving higher infliximab levels necessary to achieve...
Subtle Changes Could Predict Inflammatory Bowel Disease Years Before Symptoms Hit
MONDAY, Nov. 13, 2023 (Healthday News) – Inflammatory bowel disease starts to develop years before patients come down with symptoms, a new study suggests. Gut changes can be detected in blood tests...
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Increases Risk for Later Arrhythmias
MONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 – Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) overall, as well as Crohn disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) individually, have an increased risk for developing later...
ACG: Prophylactic Low-Dose Aspirin in Pregnancy Does Not Increase IBD Activity
THURSDAY, Oct. 26, 2023 – Use of low-dose aspirin (LDA) among pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is not associated with an increased risk for disease activity, according to a study...
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Tied to Higher Risk for Gout
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 – Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is strongly associated with gout, according to a study published online Sept. 1 in JGH Open. Osama Hamid, M.B.B.S., from the Cleveland...
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