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Let thy food be thy medicine

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Article Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Lessons from an audit of exclusive enteral nutrition in adult inpatients and outpatients with active Crohn's disease: a single-centre experience

Sarah L. Melton et al.

Summary: Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) has positive clinical outcomes in adult patients with Crohn's disease, improving disease activity and nutritional status. Initiating EEN in either inpatient or outpatient setting yields similar results. Intolerance to EEN is the major challenge to its use.

FRONTLINE GASTROENTEROLOGY (2023)

Article Gastroenterology & Hepatology

The Crohn's disease exclusion diet for induction and maintenance of remission in adults with mild-to-moderate Crohn's disease (CDED-AD): an open-label, pilot, randomised trial

Henit Yanai et al.

Summary: The study evaluated the effectiveness of CDED in adults with Crohn's disease, showing that CDED with or without partial enteral nutrition can effectively induce and maintain remission, and may lead to endoscopic remission.

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Article Gastroenterology & Hepatology

A Randomized Trial Comparing the Specific Carbohydrate Diet to a Mediterranean Diet in Adults With Crohn's Disease

James D. Lewis et al.

Summary: In the treatment of mild to moderate Crohn's disease (CD) symptoms, the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) was not found to be superior to the Mediterranean diet (MD). Most patients with CD may prefer the MD due to its ease of adherence and associated health benefits.

GASTROENTEROLOGY (2021)

Review Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Review of exclusive enteral therapy in adult Crohn's disease

Nikola Mitrev et al.

Summary: Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) has been shown to improve clinical, biomarker, endoscopic and radiologic measures of disease activity in adult patients with Crohn's disease. However, poor compliance among adults receiving EEN therapy suggests the need for improvement in patient education and support.

BMJ OPEN GASTROENTEROLOGY (2021)