Persistent Diarrhea in Patients With Crohn ’s Disease After Mucosal Healing is Associated With Lower Diversity of the Intestinal Microbiome and Increased Dysbiosis

In patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), symptoms do not always associate with the severity of endoscopic inflammation and can persist after mucosal healing. We investigated whether symptoms in patients with successfully treated IBD are related to composition of the intestinal microbiome.

Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - March 23, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Karen Boland, Larbi Bedrani, Williams Turpin, Boyko Kabakchiev, Joanne Stempak, Krzysztof Borowski, Geoffrey Nguyen, A Hillary Steinhart, Michelle I. Smith, Kenneth Croitoru, Mark S. Silverberg Source Type: research