In Crohn's disease, diet can be a treatment in its own right, not just a way to ease symptoms. These pages explain the dietary treatments, including the elemental diet and the LOFFLEX diet, and how to choose between them.
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- Fish Oils and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Much interest has been shown recently in the use of fish oils for the treatment of IBD. Eicosapantaenoic acid (EPA) is…
- Gluten Free Foods Gluten is the protein found in certain cereals, including all varieties of wheat, barley and rye. Pure oats does not…
- Prebiotics and Probiotics Pre-biotic is the name given to chemicals which may increase the growth of healthy bacteria in the gut. Interest in…
- The Dietary Treatment of Crohn’s Disease In many ways the best treatment for Crohn’s disease (CD) is diet. This can lead to long remissions without the risk of…
- The Dietary Treatment of IBD Over the years there have been a number of different approaches to diet in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), ranging…
- The LOFFLEX Diet Although it may seem daunting to have to follow a liquid diet for 2-3 weeks, in fact this is usually fairly…
- Which dietary treatment should I choose? Enteral feeds or liquid diets were by products of the space race and were originally developed by NASA to feed…