12- Interesting Crohn's and Colitis Research Studies

Ashley and Rebecca from The Crohn's & Colitis Dietitians talk about all things IBD-related. In this episode, Rebecca talks about her recent colonoscopy and a few things she learned about Ulcerative Colitis during that experience. We also talk about a Microscopic Colitis study and some interesting findings from that. 

We discuss a large long term study that was done on the risk factors of Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis.  This study looked at many risk factors including smoking, exercise, family history, NSAID use, and what types of foods people eat. We were surprised to learn that there were many associations found with certain risk factors and Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's but they did not have statistical significance in the research study. This highlights that there are many factors involved in the disease process. We talk about the importance in having individualized treatment because there are so many complex factors and disease develops differently in different people. 

We end this podcast discussing how we are currently prioritizing our self care and health!

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