Crohn y Colitis Ulcerosa – Fundacion EII Puerto Rico Todo Sobre Crohn y Colitis Ulcerosa

The other day I wrote about a new Congressional Crohn’s and Colitis Caucus that was formed to focus on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This news struck me in several ways. On one hand, it’s hard to imagine that anyone would oppose legislative efforts that stand to benefit people with chronic illnesses. On the other, I can understand the difficulties a politician …

DIBRUGARH, India—Today’s fruit of the day is the strawberry. In an Indian study, 500 mg/kg of a strawberry extract significantly ameliorated experimentally induced inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), possibly attributed to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties (Indian J Pharmacol. 2011;43(1):18-21). Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are chronic recurrent IBD of unknown origin. Oxidative stress is believed to be a key factor …

Note from Grupo De Apoyo EII: The safety of common acne treatments in people with IBD has not been clearly established.  Additional studies are needed to determine if long-term antibiotics usage increases the risk of developing IBD. By Rachael Myers Lowe NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Acne is a difficult enough burden for a young person to bear. Now there’s evidence …

Note from Grupo De Apoyo EII: Not all children with Crohn’s disease will need surgery. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Starting immunomodulator therapy as soon as children are diagnosed with Crohn’s disease (CD) doesn’t change the chances that they’ll need bowel surgery within 5 years, analysis of registry data suggests. However, older age at diagnosis, greater CD severity, and strictures or …

By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pregnant women and children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) should receive biological therapy to induce and maintain remission, according to the new London Position Statement of the World Congress of Gastroenterology. “In both populations, the risk of the untreated disease is greater than the risk of most medications, which is the …