IBD Living: Boosting immunity, one supplement at a time. Let’s be honest, living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) – Crohn’s or Ulcerative Colitis – feels like constantly navigating a battlefield within your own body. Your immune system, meant to protect you, is instead overreacting, causing inflammation and all the delightful symptoms that come with it. […]
Living with IBD: Gut microbiome signatures correlated with clinical response to treat-to-target therapy in IBD. Background & Rationale Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), encompassing Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, is characterised by dysregulated immune responses to the gut microbiota in genetically susceptible individuals. Current therapeutic strategies often rely on a ‘step-up’ approach, which may not optimally […]
Living with IBD: Updated national recommendations guide the comprehensive care of IBD patients. Background & Rationale The Chilean gastroenterological society recognised a need to update national guidelines for the management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), encompassing both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Previous recommendations were considered outdated given advancements in pharmacological treatments and diagnostic techniques. This […]
Living with IBD: Self-management in IBD is a complex, multidimensional process beyond medication adherence. Background & Rationale Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) requires ongoing management to mitigate symptoms and maintain remission. While medical therapies are central to IBD care, substantial self-management is also required by patients. Existing research often focuses on discrete self-management behaviours, such as […]
Living with IBD: Limited patient knowledge correlates with poorer outcomes in IBD globally. Background & Rationale Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), encompassing Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, exhibits increasing global prevalence. Effective disease management relies not only on specialist care but also, crucially, on patient understanding of their condition. This understanding impacts adherence to treatment, proactive […]
Living with IBD: Targeted nutrition via digital platforms may improve disease activity and quality of life. Background & Rationale Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), encompassing Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, is a chronic inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract. Nutritional support is recognised as an integral component of IBD management, but traditional dietary counselling is often […]
Living with IBD: Dietary wheat fiber alters macrophage function to mitigate experimental colitis. Background & Rationale Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) encompasses chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, with significant morbidity and increasing global incidence. Current therapeutic strategies often exhibit limited efficacy or are associated with considerable adverse effects. Dietary interventions represent a potentially valuable adjunct […]
