Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are the principal forms of inflammatory bowel disease.
Both represent chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, which displays …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic disorder involving mainly the intestinal tract,
but possibly other gastrointestinal and extraintestinal organs. Although etiology is still …

11.1. General The treatment strategy for ulcerative colitis [UC] is mainly based on the
severity, distribution [proctitis, left-sided, extensive] 1 and pattern of disease. The latter …

Background: The contemporary management of ambulatory ulcerative colitis (UC) continues
to be challenging with∼ 20% of children needing a colectomy within childhood years. We …

Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) was the first strain belonging to the genus Lactobacillus
to be patented in 1989 thanks to its ability to survive and to proliferate at gastric acid pH and …

Probiotics contain microorganisms, most of which are bacteria similar to the beneficial
bacteria that occur naturally in the human gut. Probiotics have been widely studied in a …

Decreases in the diversity of enteric bacterial populations are observed in patients with
Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Less is known about the virome in these …

Probiotics have become a popular approach for managing digestive and immune health and
are being recommended more frequently as effective therapeutic interventions by medical …

Background Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) are inflammatory bowel
diseases (IBD). Evidence implicates disturbances of the gastrointestinal microbiota in their …

Background Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic, relapsing disease of the
gastrointestinal (GI) tract that is thought to be associated with a complex interplay between …