New Gene Variants May Contribute to Very Early Onset IBD
Major advances in understanding the genetic contribution to the development of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) have been achieved in the last decade. However, these studies were performed primarily...
View ArticlePregnancy Concerns in Women With IBD
Women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk for adverse birth outcomes such as preterm delivery and small for gestational age (SGA) infants, and most recognized cases have...
View ArticleSpecific Carbohydrate Diet for Pediatric IBD
Dietary intervention such as the specific carbohydrate diet (SCD), initially used to treat celiac disease, has been effective in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) as well. Dr. Jeanne Tung,...
View ArticleHigher Risk for Pneumococcal Disease in IBD Patients
Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist, Dr. William Tremaine discusses a recent study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology, that aimed to determine the risk of pneumococcal disease in patients...
View ArticleAre Fecal Transplants Effective in Children with IBD?
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the leading cause of nosocomial diarrhea and is increasing in prevalence both in adult and paediatric populations. Moreover, those with inflammatory bowel...
View ArticleThe New Birth Trend That’s All About Bacteria
It may sound strange, but some women who give birth by caesarean section (C-section) are covering their newborn in fluid swabbed from their vagina! A baby born vaginally is exposed to a plethora of...
View ArticleBiologic Drugs – Are They Safe to Use During Pregnancy?
One of the major medical therapies used to treat chronic inflammatory conditions such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, or...
View ArticleCan You Teach a Teen New Tricks?
These days, everyone seems to have a coach. Here, Dr. Jeanne Tung, M.D., talks about problem solving coaching by telephone for teenagers with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We know that successfully...
View ArticleVedolizumab Safe for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Vedolizumab (proposed trade name Entyvio), was developed as a treatment for patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn's disease (CD), who have failed at least one conventional...
View ArticleCan Oral Contraceptives Worsen Crohn’s Disease?
A new study, published in Gastroenterology, suggests that long-term use of combination oral contraceptives may increase the risk for surgery among women with established Crohn’s disease. The research...
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