Effects of intravenous iron supplementation on non-hematological symptoms in inflammatory bowel disease patients

Background/aim: Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) represents the most common systemic complication in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Evidence from studies in nephrology show that the treatment of anemia improves not only hematological parameters, but also non-hematological symptoms, i.e. cognitive functions (CF), loss of hair, and restless leg syndrome (RLS). These improvements were mainly seen in patients with iron deficiency. The present non-interventional study (NIS) examined the association between changes in hemoglobin (Hb) and non-hematological symptoms in IBD patients suffering from IDA. Methods: Up to Dece…