Archives des IBD

Which dietary components should be promoted, and which ones should be limited in inflammatory bowel disease?

19 May 2023

by GMFH Editing Team

What to eat or not to eat as a means of reducing IBD symptoms is one of the main queries a patient might have following diagnosis. Although there is no simple answer and dietary changes are not a substitute for medical therapy, to help consider this question, we have prepared a new infographic on the dietary components to promote and limit in patients with IBD.

The role of the gut mycobiota in influencing the immune system and inflammation-related diseases

12 Jan 2023

by Andreu Prados

Gut fungi found in the lower gastrointestinal tract can influence the host immune system just like the bacterial microbiota. This article focuses on the role of the gut mycobiota in immune system homeostasis and its relevance for host health.

Long-term diet may affect the inflammatory effects of the gut microbiome more than specific foods alone

8 Sep 2021

by Allison Clark

The purpose of the article is to uncover how dietary components and long-term dietary patterns interact with and influence gut microbiota composition and function and intestinal inflammation.

The inflammatory potential of diet is tied to Crohn’s disease risk but not to ulcerative colitis, suggests a new observational study

2 Nov 2020

by Rene van den Wijngaard

Despite the fact that current guidelines for managing inflammatory bowel diseases do not devote attention to diet as a central element of treatment, there is an increasing amount of evidence that supports the role of diet in patients with IBD. A new nationwide cohort study shows the association between the level of inflammatory potential in diet and risk of Crohn’s disease.

Updated evidence on how diet may help in managing inflammatory bowel disease

14 Oct 2019

by Paul Enck

An increasing amount of scientific evidence supports the role of diet in the management of IBD in its early stages. Here, Prof. Paul Enck updates preclinical and clinical research disentangling the contribution of diet as an ally in managing IBD through the gut microbiome.

Higher mucins production and an imbalanced gut microbiota found in Crohn´s Disease remission patients

26 Sep 2019

by Allison Clark

Scientists struggle to understand why some gut bacteria are sensitive to antibiotics while a fraction of them survive treatment. New research in mice reveals that gut microbial metabolism alongside diet play a key role in modifying the extent of gut microbiome disruption in response to antibiotics.

New research sheds light on the effects of inflammatory bowel disease risk alleles on gut bacterial taxa

8 Apr 2019

by GMFH Editing Team

Scientists struggle with elucidating how host and gut microbiome interact for shaping the genetic susceptibility of IBD. In 633 IBD patients, Harry Sokol and colleagues have found associations between genetic variants associated with a higher risk of IBD and the depletion of certain gut bacterial taxa.

Lifestyle interventions play an adjunct role in managing inflammatory bowel disease

10 Jan 2019

by Natasha Haskey

The management of IBD isn’t straightforward. Here, Natasha Haskey and colleagues update the most current evidence for the adjunctive role of diet, physical activity/exercise and psychotherapy in maintaining remission in IBD.

Baseline gut microbiome is associated with disease severity, progression and treatment efficacy in pediatric ulcerative colitis patients

26 Nov 2018

by Andreu Prados

The researchers investigated the role of the gut microbiome in disease severity, progression and treatment response in 405 pediatric.

A mouse model of colitis shows the relevance of phages on intestinal inflammation

27 Sep 2018

by Andreu Prados

A new study, led by Dr. Lora Hooper from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas (Texas, USA), has found that compositional changes in intestinal phage communities occur during colitis in mice.