Nutritional Management of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, MD, MPHMassachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

This book is a state-of-the art review for clinicians and dieticians with an interest in nutrition and inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis). The volume covers new data about dietary risk factors for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, examines the association between diet and microbiome, describes the various diets in the management of these diseases, and discusses macro- and micronutrient deficiency that occurs in such patients. The book also examines the management of patients on total parenteral nutrition, and management of the short gut syndrome with TPN and novel pharmacologic therapies.   Written by experts in their fields, Nutritional Management of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Comprehensive Guide is a valuable and uniquely specialized resource for gastroenterologists, nutritionists, primary care physicians, and other health care providers and researchers dealing with the management of these complex illnesses.

State-of-the art review of the role of diet and nutrition in the management of inflammatory bowel diseases

Diet and Microbiome in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.- Dietary Risk Factors for the Onset and Relapse of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Vitamin D and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.- Diagnosis and Management of Iron Deficiency in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Other Micronutrient Deficiencies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: From A to Zinc.- Enteral Nutrition in the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Elimination Diets for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Prebiotics and Probiotics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Total Parenteral Nutrition and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Indications, Long term Outcomes and Complications.- Short Bowel Syndrome: Physiologic Considerations and Nutritional Management.- Short Bowel Syndrome: Pharmacotherapy.- Small Bowel Transplantation.