Exclusion diet in Crohn's disease
In some instances use of the exclusion diet is more effective at achieving acute remission from active Crohn's disease than corticosteroid therapy:
- however patients may relapse shortly after the resumption of a normal diet
dietary measures for inducing remission in Crohn's disease (1)
- enteral nutrition should be considered as an alternative to a conventional glucocorticosteroid to induce remission for:
- children in whom there is concern about growth or side effects, and young people in whom there is concern about growth
- children in whom there is concern about growth or side effects, and young people in whom there is concern about growth
Reference:
- NICE. Crohn’s disease: management. NICE guideline NG129. Published May 2019
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