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Which foods are beneficial for a healthy gut microbiome?

Which foods are beneficial for a healthy gut microbiome?

New research finds an association between healthy bacterial compositions and certain dietary patterns and food groups. What is more, the findings suggest that “diet is likely to become a significant and serious line of treatment” for conditions such as Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and irritable bowel syndrome. New research examines different food groups and their […]

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How blood vessel health may drive IBD

How blood vessel health may drive IBD

Inflammatory bowel diseases affect millions of people worldwide, causing debilitating symptoms. Researchers have been unsure about what factors cause these conditions. However, new research may now have identified a culprit — blood vessel dysfunction. Research shows, for the first time, that blood vessels likely play a role in IBD. According to the Centers for Disease […]

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What can make passing stool painful?

What can make passing stool painful?

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Entyvio (vedolizumab)

Entyvio (vedolizumab)

What is Entyvio? Entyvio (vedolizumab) is a brand-name prescription medication. It’s typically used to treat moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn’s disease in people who don’t have enough improvement from other medications. Entyvio is a biologic drug that belongs to a class of medications called integrin receptor antagonists. It comes as a solution that’s given […]

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Immune system pathway may be key to Crohn’s disease treatment

Immune system pathway may be key to Crohn’s disease treatment

Treatment options for Crohn’s disease tend to focus on symptom control, but new research highlights a potential treatment option that targets a pathway in the immune system itself. Scientists zoom in on an immune pathway that may help treat Crohn’s. Scientists at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH, have published the […]

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How to recognize Candida in stool

How to recognize Candida in stool

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What is bile acid malabsorption?

What is bile acid malabsorption?

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Diagnosing IBD: Noninvasive method trialed in mice

Diagnosing IBD: Noninvasive method trialed in mice

New research in mice shows that immuno-positron emission tomography can accurately detect inflammatory bowel disease in a murine model and that the imaging technique can reveal specific details regarding mediators of inflammation. In the future, doctors may use PET scanning technology to detect IBD. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic condition that affected approximately […]