Factors linked to C difficile infection in patients with IBD include IBD activity prior to infection, shorter disease ...

Noninvasive monitoring methods, such as enterography and ultrasound, are becoming increasingly recognized as essential tools ...

Skin disorders are a common extraintestinal symptom of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), occurring in up to 25% of people with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Some of these skin conditions are ...

A common antibiotic prescribed for infective diarrhea may also be effective in treating a specific type of inflammatory bowel ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a term that encompasses two chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract—ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Symptoms of both forms of IBD overlap and include ...

Switching from IV to subcutaneous infliximab maintenance therapy is associated with high treatment persistence and a stable ...

Past research shows that it can be challenging to detect pre-cancerous cells in people with IBD. Researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research in London have developed a new test that they report ...

Doctors may use blood, stool, and imaging tests to help diagnose IBD. However, endoscopy with biopsy is often essential to confirming a diagnosis and distinguishing between the two types.

Correspondence to Dr Séverine Vermeire, Department of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing - TARGID, KU Leuven, Leuven B-3000, Belgium; severine.vermeire{at}uzleuven.be IBD is a complex ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Despite advances in treatment for inflammatory bowel disease, more than 55% of patients report medication delays, mostly due to insurance challenges, and many make financial ...

While the rising incidence is due in part to environmental factors including ultra-processed foods and smoking, the ...

Objective The bacterial intestinal microbiota plays major roles in human physiology and IBDs. Although some data suggest a role of the fungal microbiota in IBD pathogenesis, the available data are ...