Epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease in men with high-risk homosexual activity

We read with great interest the epidemiological studies in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by Agrawal et al1 and Cha et al2 and would like to point out that the prevalence and natural history of IBD in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual (or allies) (LGBTQIA+) population have not yet been reported.3 This is an important issue to address since, according to a 2022 Gallup poll, up to 7.1% of Americans identify as LGBTQIA+, up from 5.6% in 2020.4 In the present study, we used a large population-based database to evaluate the prevalence of Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) in LGBTQIA+ individuals, describe the demographic distribution of IBD in this patient population and evaluate their disease behaviour, as well as medical and surgical utilisation from a therapeutic perspective. We evaluated data sourced from 58 healthcare...

Source: Gut - July 6, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Mansoor, E., Martin, S. A., Perez, A., Nguyen, V. Q., Katz, J. A., Gupta, S., Cominelli, F. Tags: Gut PostScript Source Type: research