The use of enteral nutrition in pediatric patients with Crohn’s disease

  • Rudzki, Bartosz
  • Żwirełło, Agnieszka
  • Burdyn, Grzegorz
  • Kaźmierczak- Siedlecka, Karolina L.
  • Lubieniecka-Archutowska, Ewelina
  • Lebiedzińska, Anna
Publication date
April 2020
Publisher
Polish Pharmaceutical Society

Abstract

Crohn's disease belongs to the group of inflammatory bowel disease and is characterized by inflammatory changes that can affect all part of the gastrointestinal tract. The etiology of Crohn’s disease includes genetic background as well as environmental factor, such as diet (for instance, consumption of sugar, milk, and gluten). The disease progresses with periods of progression and remission. Inflammation often occurs in one part of gastrointestinal tract, however, usually involves several distant sections of the gastrointestinal tract. The complex therapy for Crohn's disease should include pharmacotherapy and nutritional treatment. Pediatric patients may have specific nutritional deficiencies depending on the gastrointestinal tract affecte...

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