Early discontinuation of biological therapy among inflammatory bowel disease patients in Bahrain: Real world experience Maheeba Abdulla, Jehad AlQamish, Nafeesa Mohammed, Mahmood Al Saeed, Hasan Jawad Al Aali, Aysha Al Khaja, Zahra Abdulla Isa Yusuf Hasan, Fatema Yusuf Haider, Sayed Dhiyaa Noor Ebrahim, Zahra Sayed Alawi Mahfoodh, Mahmood Ali Hasan Hubail, Isa Alhajri, Fatema Al-Matrook, Ahmed Tork Published in Jan 2022, Saudi Journal of gastroenterology. Abstract Background:

Immunomodulator withdrawal from anti-TNF therapy is not associated with loss of response in inflammatory bowel disease R. Mahmoud,J.P.D. Schultheiss,J.M. Louwers,M.T. van der Kaaij,B.P. van Hellemondt,N. Mahmmod,P.G. van Boeckel,B. Jharap,H.H. Fidder,B. Oldenburg Published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Background And Aims The benefit of concomitant immunomodulators (thiopurines or methotrexate) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) on anti-tumor nec

Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection: Results of the Prospective Controlled Multinational GI-COVID-19 Study Giovanni Marasco, Cesare Cremon, Maria Raffaella Barbaro, Daniele Salvi, Giulia Cacciari, Anna Kagramanova, Dmitry Bordin, Vasile Drug, Edgidia Miftode, Pietro Fusaroli, Salem Youssef Mohamed, Chiara Ricci , Massimo Bellini, M Masudur Rahman, Luigi Melcarne, Javier Santos, Beatriz Lobo, Serhat Bor, Suna Yap

SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BNT162B2 MRNA COVID-19 VACCINE IN A NATIONWIDE COHORT OF PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE Muhammad Khan,Kamran Mushtaq,Muhammad Saddique,Mohd Alghizzawi,Muhammad Yasir,Hafiz Younis,Farah Rashid,Deema AlSoub,Rafie Yakoob,Saad AlKaabi,Khalid Al-Ejji Published in Gastroenterology, February 2022. Background & Aims The effectiveness of currently available SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains unknown.

Nutritional screening and assessment in inflammatory bowel disease Arshdeep Singh, Catherine Wall, Arie Levine, Vandana Midha, Ramit Mahajan, Ajit Sood Published in Jan 2022, Indian journal of gastroenterology. Abstract Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with increased risk of malnutrition and sarcopenia. Both malnutrition and sarcopenia negatively impact the clinical course, quality of life, response to therapy, and surgical outcomes in patients with IBD. This r

Incidence, Prevalence, and Clinical Epidemiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Arab World: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Mahmoud Mosli, Sameer Alawadhi, Fuad Hasan, Antoine Abou Rached, Faisal Sanai, Silvio Danese Published in Sept 2021, Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases. Abstract Objectives: Despite the recent findings of the rising incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Arab countries, there are limited data on the characteristics of IBD patients and

The Crohn's disease exclusion diet for induction and maintenance of remission in adults with mild-to-moderate Crohn's disease (CDED-AD): an open-label, pilot, randomised trial Yanai H, Levine A, Hirsch A, Boneh RS, Kopylov U, Eran HB, Cohen NA, Ron Y, Goren I, Leibovitzh H, Wardi J, Zittan E, Ziv-Baran T, Abramas L, Fliss-Isakov N, Raykhel B, Gik TP, Dotan I, Maharshak N. Published in Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Jan. Abstract Background: The Crohn's disease exclusion

Accuracy of Gastrointestinal Ultrasound and Calprotectin in the Assessment of Inflammation and its Location in Patients with an Ileoanal Pouch Zaid S Ardalan, Antony B Friedman, Danny Con, Sujievvan Chandran, David Gibson, Alan Pham, Peter De Cruz, Kwang Tay, Stephen Bell, Ourania Rosella, Miles P Sparrow, Peter R Gibson Published in Journal of Crohn's and Colitis. Abstract Background and Aims In symptomatic patients with ileoanal pouches, pouchoscopy is needed for accurate d

Twenty-first Century Trends in the Global Epidemiology of Pediatric-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Systematic Review M. Ellen Kuenzig,Stephen G. Fung,Luba Marderfeld,Joyce W.Y. Mak,Gilaad G. Kaplan,Siew C. Ng,David C. Wilson,Fiona Cameron,Paul Henderson,Paulo G. Kotze,Jasmine Bhatti,Vixey Fang,Samantha Gerber,Evelyne Guay,Supun Kotteduwa Jayawarden,Leo Kadota,D. Fernando,Maldonado,Jessica Amankwah Osei,Ryan Sandarage,Amanda Stanton,Melissa Wan Published in Gastroenterology

Inflammatory bowel diseases in Tamil Nadu: A survey of demographics, clinical profile, and practices Yewale RV, Natarajan K, Ubal Dhus J, Parameswaran SA, Ramaswamy Palaniswamy K, Babu Vinish D, Somasundaram A, Ramakrishnan A, Karmegam S, Arun RS, Manmohan US, Mahadevan B, Harri Prasad B, Chandrasekar TS, Gokul BJ, Dutta A, Joseph AJ, Venkatraman J, Ganesh P, Shanmuganathan S, Alagammai PL, Ramasubramanian R, Venkatakrishnan L, Ganesan R, Chandrasekaran Arun A, Srinivas S, Ka

Effects of vitamin D supplementation on blood markers in ulcerative colitis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Guan Y, Hao Y, Guan Y, Bu H, Wang H. Published in:Eur J Nutr. 2022 Feb. Abstract Objective: Observational studies have shown that vitamin D levels are inversely related to ulcerative colitis activity, yet evidence from population interventions remains inconsistent. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials to cla

Comparative Safety and Effectiveness of Vedolizumab to Tumor Necrosis Factor Antagonist Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis Lukin D, Faleck D, Xu R, Zhang Y, Weiss A, Aniwan S, Kadire S, Tran G, Rahal M, Winters A, Chablaney S, Koliani-Pace JL, Meserve J, Campbell JP, Kochhar G, Bohm M, Varma S, Fischer M, Boland B, Singh S, Hirten R, Ungaro R, Lasch K, Shmidt E, Jairath V, Hudesman D, Chang S, Swaminath A, Shen B, Kane S, Loftus EV Jr, Sands BE, Colombel JF, Siegel CA, Sandborn W