Ulcerative Colitis

AUSTIN, Texas — A quality improvement program that helps facilities make changes in practice structure and share best practices helped improve outcomes among patients with inflammatory bowel disease, according to research presented at Crohn’s and Colitis Congress.

Researchers found that young adults with harmful drinking patterns and steatosis have the highest risk for fibrosis. It was the week’s top story in gastroenterology.

Healio Gastroenterology and Liver Disease presents some of the top stories and research from Crohn’s and Colitis Congress 2020.

One of the top stories in gastroenterology last week was about a double-blind, randomized clinical trial that showed the Chinese herb Coptis chinensis reduced the risk for recurrent colorectal adenoma.

AUSTIN, Texas — In this exclusive video from Crohn’s & Colitis Congress, Edward L. Barnes, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, discusses the results of a study he and colleagues presented that showed how patients with recent pouchitis had significant reductions in specific areas of social, emotional and physical health.

AUSTIN, Texas — In this exclusive video from Crohn’s & Colitis Congress, James Lindsay, PhD, FRCP, professor of inflammatory bowel disease at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London and a consultant gastroenterologist at Barts Health NHS Trust, discusses positioning therapies in ulcerative colitis.

AUSTIN, Texas — The use of sibling donation for fecal microbiota transplant led to long-term remission of ulcerative colitis more often than donation from a parent, according to a presenter at the Crohn’s and Colitis Congress. Additionally, when donor and recipient were close in age – less than 10 years difference – researchers saw greater success.

AUSTIN, Texas — Though clinical data for nutrition as therapy in IBD is limited, physicians should not be deterred from discussing it with patients if patients participate in the decision and comply as if the diet is a drug, according to an expert at the Crohn’s and Colitis Congress.

AUSTIN, Texas — Children with ulcerative colitis undergoing proctocolectomy had higher 30-day readmission rates as compared to colectomy alone, according to a presenter at the Crohn’s and Colitis Congress.

AUSTIN, Texas — Inflammatory bowel disease can vary drastically from patient to patient. There is not a one-size-fits-all therapy that can handle all that variance. At the Crohn’s and Colitis Congress, experts provided an overview of the numerous IBD therapies to provide the attending physicians with some baseline knowledge before they started with the scientific sessions.