The role of nutrition therapy in the management of inflammatory bowel disease
F Izbéki · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2014 · Heft 05
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Zusammenfassung
In patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) malnutrition could often be present. Weight loss has been reported in 65 – 76% of patient with Crohn's disease (CD) and in 18 – 62% with ulcerative colitis. The severity of malnutrition depends on the duration and the activity of IBD, the extent and remaining functional part of the small bowel. Malnutrition might be present up to 80% of patients with CD. The evaluation and correction of nutritional deficits should be an integral part of therapy in these patients. Enteral nutrition (EN) should be the first choice for all patients having anatomically intact and fun…