A longer prednisolone tapering period is better than a shorter one at improving the rate of clinical remission in patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis.

Background IBD is characterised by recurrent flares, but evidence on whether modifiable dietary factors influence flare risk ...

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A toxin produced by bacteria found in dirty water kills off immune cells in the lining of the colon, meaning people whose guts are colonised by these bacteria are much more likely to develop a ...

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Ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia are both types of bowel ischemia. Ischemic colitis refers to reduced blood flow to the large intestine, while mesenteric ischemia happens due to reduced blood ...

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Cats sleep a lot. According to modest estimates, between 12 and 16 hours a day, that's most of what they do. Probably every cat owner knows this. However, a new study, published in the journal Current ...

Introduction: Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease that is limited to the colon. First-line treatment consists of rectally administered suppositories, foam or enema. Adherence to rectal ...