
Nutritional Therapy for IBD
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Improving care through evidence-based adjunctive nutritional therapy for Crohn's disease & ulcerative colitis. Education, resources & empowerment.
Joined December 2020
π’π₯οΈ We're excited to share that our new website is now live! Head to and discover the new design, features, and evidence-based information on nutrition and #IBD you expect from us. Our new website is designed to better serve patients & HCPs. #Gitwitter.
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Empowering Patients and Professionals in Evidence-Based Nutritional Therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Nutrition is an important part of treatment for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
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βMalnutrition is more common in patients with #IBD. The good news is that correcting it may lead to: .β
Better responses to biologic therapies.β
β¬οΈ hospital stays.β
β¬οΈ need for surgery. π Learn more about the causes and @CatherineWallNZ dietary tips for managing it:
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Oral Nutrition Supplements provide additional nutrients and benefit patients with IBD in different ways:. β
Leave the hospital sooner. β
Help increase odds of achieving remission if you are on biologics. β
Maintain remission in CD. @ASPEN_nutrition. π Learn more on how ONS
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Fibermaxxing is the newcomer to the scene. Fiber-rich diets are linked to healthier guts, but dietitians @emilyhaller_rdn and Kate Mintz caution that itβs just important to be thoughtful about how youβre adding more fiber in your diet so that itβs not too much too fast. via.
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Specific micronutrients may influence recurrence after ileal resection surgery in patients with #Crohnsdisease. β
β¬οΈ intake of isoflavones, inositol (vitamin B8), pinitol, provitamin-A carotenoid, xylitol, and parinaric acid in patients with CD who developed endoscopic
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The overall diet matters more than individual foods and nutrients. Portmann, @Jess_Fitz_APD, @EmmaHalmos, Bryant & @Alice_APD summarize IBD-specific diet quality index:. β
No dietary quality index has been validated for an IBD population. β
The DGI-2013 index meets the most
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IBD patients and their families are willing for preventive strategies. Nearly all accept preventive interventions, with dietary changes, exercise, and probiotics being the most preferred. π @JoanaTo62523004, @JeanFredericCo1 & colleagues.
Are IBD patients & their families ready for prediction + prevention? β
Yes! Time for the IBD community to unite & make it happen.
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π€© Best practices for nutrition management in #IBD with @DrV_IBD & @GIdietitian . β
The strongest evidence for diet therapy in active CD: .πΆ An all-formula diet: more effective than steroids for inducing remission in pediatric Crohnβs disease (also effective in adults.πΆ.
Patients often have β about the role of diet in IBD. @DrV_IBD and @GIdietitian provide insights on best practices for nutrition management in IBD! #AGAExpertX. Some common scenarios you may encounter in your practice π§΅:. 1/9
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π’ It's a myth that you can't eat fiber if you have #IBD. @nhaskeyRD clarifies the dos and don'ts of dietary fiber in IBD. β
Fiber boosts gut microbes with anti-inflammatory properties. β
Tolerance varies: patients with stricturing disease should be careful about the types of
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π‘ Malnutrition is more than a single "label". Itβs a daily struggle for many patients with #IBD, leading to:.π β¬ treatment interruptions.π β¬ hospital admissions.π delayed wound healing and impaired growth in children. π Mark your calendar for @ASPEN_nutrition Malnutrition
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We're glad that you found the recipe tasty and effective @kristin_gi_rd π. The recipe has been tested in a study from @kimbralyRD & colleagues, who found it was effective for inducing clinical remission and decreasing fecal calprotectin in pediatric CD, similar to commercial EEN.
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Do all dietary emulsifiers have the same impact on the gutβ. @JudithWellens, @vds_julie1, @JoaoPGSabino & colleagues' new findings in healthy people:. β
An emulsifier-free diet may β¬ cholesterol levels. β
Following an emulsifier-free diet + 5 different dietary emulsifiers
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RT @ibdtweets: βDo you screen your IBD patients for Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI)?. π EPI in IBD π.Around 5β20% of patients withβ¦.
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Looking to learn from @GIdietitian, @DrV_IBD, and @DrMadisonSimons providing evidence-based nutrition strategies for patients with #IBD. ππ»ππ»ππ».
Hear from @GIdietitian, @DrV_IBD, and @DrMadisonSimons providing evidence-based nutrition strategies for patients with #IBD. Learn practical guidance on collaborating with dietitians and multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes. Register β‘οΈ
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Online nutrition information for patients with an ileoanal pouch is of poor quality and difficult to understand. π New findings from @dakotarrj, @ItaiGhersin, @Jonathansegal85, @EmmaHalmos, @yao_ck, @DrAilsaHart et al. The good news is that @GimdGold, @JeanFredericCo1,
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