Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterized by two partially distinct alimentary disease processes, namely Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), affecting genetically predisposed individuals. CD and UC were first described in 1932 and 1859, respectively. It is estimated that 1.5 million in North America and 2.5 million persons in Europe have IBD. The peak incidence of CD and U...

This PDF was generated from an article on http://drhoffman.com/ © 2017 Ronald L. Hoffman MD, PC. All Rights Reserved | 1 Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are two conditions that have many features in common and are sometimes referred to as “inflammatory bowel disease” (IBD). While not as common as less severe conditions like “irritable bowel syndrome,” Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colit...

Chronic inflammatory bowel disease in children includes Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, indeterminate colitis and Behçet's colitis. The reported incidence of Crohn's disease has increased in the last 30 years. The clinical features of Crohn's disease are most commonly abdominal pain and poor weight gain, whereas those of ulcerative colitis are diarrhoea and rectal bleeding. Treatment is wi...

OBJECTIVES This analysis examines trends in hospitalization for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, the two main forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). DATA SOURCES Data are from the Hospital Morbidity Database for 1983/84 to 2000/01, and from the Health Person-Oriented Information Database for 1994/95 to 2000/01. ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES Sex- and age-specific rates were calculated for...

     Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an irregular response of immune system accompanied with different inflammatory manifestations including alterations in cytokines. Probiotics are non-pathogenic organisms with probable effects in various conditions such as inflammation. The present study hypothesized whether oral intake of bifidobacterium and lactobacillus in form of probiotic yogurt may ...