Abstract
Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are chronic, relapsing, inflammatory disorders of the digestive tract that characteristically develop in adolescence and early adulthood. The reported prevalence of malnutrition in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients ranges between 20% and 85%. Several factors, including reduced oral food intake, malabsorption, chronic blood and proteins loss, and intestinal bacterial overgrowth, contribute to malnutrition in IBD patients. Poor nutritional status, as well as selective malnutrition or sarcopenia, is associated with poor clinical outcomes, response to therapy and, therefore, quality of life. The nutritional assessment should include a dietetic evaluation with the assessment of daily caloric intake and energy expenditure, radiological assessment, and measurement of functional capacity.
Highlights
Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are chronic, relapsing, inflammatory disorders of the digestive tract that characteristically develop in adolescence and early adulthood
Patients and in 20%–40% of outpatients with CD [3,4]. Malnutrition can occur both in UC and in CD, but the prevalence of protein–energy and specific nutrient malnutrition seems to be higher in CD compared to UC, probably because it can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract and, mainly, the small bowel [1]
We aim to focus on the role of nutrition in inflammatory bowel disease patients
Summary
Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are chronic, relapsing, inflammatory disorders of the digestive tract that characteristically develop in adolescence and early adulthood. The reported prevalence of malnutrition in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients ranges between 20% and. Several studies have reported a prevalence of weight loss in 70%–80% of hospitalized IBD patients and in 20%–40% of outpatients with CD [3,4]. Malnutrition can occur both in UC and in CD, but the prevalence of protein–energy and specific nutrient malnutrition seems to be higher in CD compared to UC, probably because it can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract and, mainly, the small bowel [1]. We aim to focus on the role of nutrition in inflammatory bowel disease patients
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