Tag: IBD-

Active disease, smoking tied to higher likelihood of screening positive

Foreign-born patients more likely to be diagnosed with UC and less likely to have early-onset disease, severe disease

Widespread significant changes identified that occur up to eight years before Crohn disease, three years before ulcerative colitis

Authors say achieving histologic remission for both Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis may reduce the risk for serious infections

Both visceral adipose percentage and infliximab levels independently tied to steroid-free deep remission

Findings seen for inflammatory bowel disease overall, as well as individual diseases

Findings seen among pregnant patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Patients receiving intestinal ultrasound monitoring also achieved clinical remission earlier

Clinical remission achieved in some patients with Crohn disease or ulcerative colitis; reduction seen in fecal calprotectin levels versus baseline

Risk for gout even higher in patients with Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis who undergo intestinal resection