Dietary strategies for maintenance of clinical remission in inflammatory bowel diseases: Are we there yet?

Gkikas, K., Gerasimidis, K. , Milling, S. , Ijaz, U. Z. , Hansen, R. and Russell, R. (2020) Dietary strategies for maintenance of clinical remission in inflammatory bowel diseases: Are we there yet? Nutrients, 12(7), 2018. (doi: 10.3390/nu12072018) (PMID:32645980) (PMCID:PMC7400838)

Abstract

The etiopathogenesis of Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a result of a complex interaction between host immune response, the gut microbiome and environmental factors, such as diet. Although scientific advances, with the use of biological medications, have revolutionized IBD treatment, the challenge for maintaining clinical remission and delaying clinical relapse is still present. As exclusive enteral nutrition has become a well-established treatment for the induction of remission in pediatric Crohn’s disease, the scientific interest regarding diet in IBD is now focused on the development of follow-on dietary strategies, which aim to suppress colonic inflammation and delay a disease flare. The objective of this review is to present an extensive overview of the dietary strategies, which have been used in the literature to maintain clinical remission in both Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative colitis, and the evidence surrounding the association of dietary components with clinical relapse. We also aim to provide study-related recommendations to be encompassed in future research studies aiming to investigate the role of diet during remission periods in IBD.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: Funding: The studentship of K.G. (Konstantinos Gkikas) is partly funded by Nestle Health Science.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Russell, Dr Richard and Milling, Professor Simon and Gerasimidis, Professor Konstantinos and Gkikas, Konstantinos and Ijaz, Dr Umer and Hansen, Dr Richard
• Authors: Gkikas, K., Gerasimidis, K., Milling, S., Ijaz, U. Z., Hansen, R., and Russell, R.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity; College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing; College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Infrastructure and Environment
• Journal Name: Nutrients
• Publisher: MDPI
• ISSN: 2072-6643
• ISSN (Online): 2072-6643
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2020 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Nutrients 12:2018
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons Licence