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Promotion of a Favorable Gut Flora in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Author(s) -
Kennedy R.J.,
Kirk S.J.,
Gardiner K.R.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1941-2444
pISSN - 0148-6071
DOI - 10.1177/0148607100024003189
Subject(s) - inflammatory bowel disease , flora (microbiology) , gut flora , intestinal bacteria , medicine , inflammation , disease , gastroenterology , bacteria , immunology , biology , genetics
Recent evidence suggests that the composition of colonic flora plays a role in intestinal inflammation in inflamma tory bowel disease (IBO). This review examines the evidence that altering the concentrations of colonic bacteria might benefit patients with this condition. (Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 24:189–195, 2000)