Ulcerative Colitis

Pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease were more likely to have a cesarean delivery and experience certain adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to study findings published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

Researchers found that using an intestinal ultrasound to assess bowel wall thickness can help monitor treatment response in patients with ulcerative colitis. This was one of the top stories in gastroenterology last week.

Women with inflammatory bowel disease maintain a moderate risk for disease relapse, including flares, in the year after they give birth, according to study results.

Individuals who adhere to a Mediterranean diet are at lower risk for developing Crohn’s disease later in life, according to study results.

Although patients with inflammatory bowel disease may have their disease in objective control, many still experience persistent gut symptoms. A diet low in fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols may help manage those symptoms, according to study results.

Among the top stories in gastroenterology last week included findings showing anti-TNF alpha therapy is not linked to recurrent or new primary cancers in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and other immune-mediated diseases who previously had cancer.

Healio Gastroenterology and Liver Disease presents the following reports on the most recent research on inflammatory bowel disease

Assessing bowel wall thickness with intestinal ultrasound can be a helpful tool to monitor therapeutic response in patients with ulcerative colitis, according to study results published in Gut.

Transitioning to Entyvio after achieving induction of remission with calcineurin inhibitor therapy is safe and effective for patients with ulcerative colitis, according to study results.

A meta-analysis concluded that both annual and biennial fecal immunochemical tests are as effective at detecting colorectal cancer and were more cost-effective than colonoscopy every 10 years. This was the top story in gastroenterology last week.