by Lori Solomon Higher consumption of dietary fiber was associated with a lower risk for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published online July 18 in Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Minzi Deng, Ph.D., from Central South University in Changsha, China, and colleagues examined associations between dietary fiber intake and subsequent incidence of IBD, Crohn disease, and ulcerative...
by American Academy of Neurology Credit: CC0 Public Domain People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are more likely to have a stroke than people without the disease, according to a study published in Neurology. The study does not prove that IBD causes stroke; it only shows an association. Inflammatory bowel disease causes chronic inflammation of the intestines....
by British Medical Journal Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Frequent use of antibiotics may heighten the risk of inflammatory bowel disease—Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis—among adults over 40, suggests research published online in the journal Gut. The risk seems to be cumulative and greatest 1-2 years after use and for those antibiotics targeting gut infections, the findings indicate. Mounting...
By CASSIDY MORRISON SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 12:10 EST, 20 December 2022 | UPDATED: 07:26 EST, 21 December 2022 A food dye found in dozens of family favorite snacks may trigger severe bowel diseases, scientists warn. Red 40, also known as Allura red, is in several popular candies, sodas and chips – including Doritos, Skittles, and Pepsi...
by McMaster University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Long-term consumption of Allura Red food dye can be a potential trigger of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, says McMaster University’s Waliul Khan. Researchers using experimental animal models of IBD found that continual exposure to Allura Red AC harms gut health and promotes inflammation. The...
by University of Wisconsin-Madison This schematic illustration shows probiotic bacteria (teal) coated in a layer of biomaterial as they travel through a human intestine. Attached to the bacteria are reactive oxygen species nano-scavengers. Credit: Quanyin Hu Like elite firefighters headed into the wilderness to combat an uncontrolled blaze, probiotic bacteria do a better job quelling...
by University of Calgary Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People with inflammatory bowel diseases develop inflammation of the intestine that can cause thickening of the gut wall and life-threatening blockage of the intestinal tube. Twenty to 50 percent of people with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are affected over their lifetime by this poorly understood condition,...
The prevalence of zinc deficiency is about 50 percent in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and is higher in patients with Crohn disease (CD) than those with ulcerative colitis (UC), according to a study published online Sept. 29 in Nutrients. Roberta Zupo, from the National Institute of Gastroenterology “Saverio de Bellis” in Italy, and colleagues conducted a systematic...
RIKEN IMAGE: THE CONDITION OF MICE WITH COLITIS IMPROVED AFTER TREATMENT WITH DAIKENCHUTO, A MEDICINE MADE FROM GINGER, GINSENG, AND JAPANESE PEPPER. ANALYSIS SHOWED THAT THIS WAS BECAUSE IT PREVENTS THE LOSS OF KEY BACTERIA IN THE GUT AND FACILITATES THE ACTIVITY OF INNATE IMMUNE CELLS IN THE GUT CALLED ILC3S. CREDIT: RIKEN Zhengzheng Shi...
by University of Groningen How the adoptive transfer of altered gut microbiota is sufficient to disrupt/restore intestinal tissue homeostasis. Credit: Markus Schwalbe and Sahar El Aidy, University of Groningen Inflammatory bowel disease is accompanied by a number of changes in the intestines, such as a change in epithelial permeability, a change in the composition of...
