Expert gives insight on inflammatory bowel disease
July 29
Inflammatory bowel disease, also known as IBD, is an umbrella term for a group of conditions that cause swelling and inflammation of the tissues in the digestive tract. (IBD is very different from IBS) If someone suffers from that, does it matter what they eat?
There is no cure for IBD. As many as 70,000 Americans are diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease every year. Standard care for IBD has been monoclonal antibody treatment over the course of a year. That requires the patient to return to the clinic every two to eight weeks for an infusion.
A recent study has shown that 1 in 5 patients routinely miss their dosage. Dr. Faubion also joined to talk about the research into a so-called “living pharmacy,” an implantable device that would provide anti-inflammatory medicine.
Dr. William Faubion, who is a Gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic Arizona, joined “Arizona Horizon” to discuss more on Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Diet.
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