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## Purpose of review: Diet plays an integral role in development of inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) and continues to act as a mediator of intestinal inflammation once disease sets in. most clinicians provide little dietary guidance to ibd patients, in part due to lack of knowledge in nutrition and lack of available nutritional resources. the purpose of this review is to provide clinicians with a brief summary of the latest evidence behind diets popular among ibd patients, to highlight diets with known efficacy, and to provide guidance that may help busy practitioners. ## Recent findings: The latest studies show that exclusive enteral nutrition (een) remains the most effective diet for induction of remission in crohn's disease (cd), either in the form of elemental, semi-elemental, or polymeric formulas. recent studies also show that een can be useful in complicated cd including in enterocutaneous fistulas closure and to optimize nutrition in the pre-operative setting. although new studies suggest that partial enteral nutrition supplemented with elimination diets may be beneficial in ulcerative colitis (uc) and cd, larger controlled studies are needed to support their use. the autoi

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Author

Damas, Oriana M.; Garces, Luis; Abreu, Maria T.

Publisher

Springer; Springer-Verlag; Current Science Inc.; Springer Science and Business Media LLC (ISSN 1092-8472)

Published

2019

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)