American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: Guidelines on osteoporosis in gastrointestinal diseases, This document presents the official recommendations of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Committee on Osteoporosis in Gastrointestinal Disease. It was approved by the Clinical Practice Committee on September 21, 2002, and by the AGA Governing Board on November 1, 2002.

Abstract

Osteoporosis is increasingly recognized as a source of significant disability, an awareness that has prompted clinicians to actively pursue the diagnosis among high-risk patients. Fractures have an obvious associated morbidity, a negative impact on quality of life, and both direct and indirect costs. Much of the available clinical information regarding osteoporosis screening, outcomes, and therapeutic interventions is derived from the postmenopausal osteoporosis literature. This position statement summarizes the graded findings and recommendations of a systematic technical review of osteoporosis in 3 common digestive disorders: inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), celiac disease, and postgastrectomy states.GASTROENTEROLOGY 2003;124:791-794