ArticleBMC gastroenterology2017
Dietary treatment of Crohn's disease: perceptions of families with children treated by exclusive enteral nutrition, a questionnaire survey.
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- Factors Affecting the Adherence to Partial Enteral Nutrition Combined with the Crohn's Disease Exclusion Diet in Crohn's Disease Adult Patients.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Single-center experience of the Crohn's disease exclusion diet in the United States: A retrospective study.Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2026Article
- Treatment burden, adaptation, and support needs during exclusive enteral nutrition in children with Crohn's disease: a qualitative meta-synthesis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Combined Biologics and Exclusive Enteral Nutrition Promote Early Transmural Healing and Improve Long-Term Outcomes in Crohn's Disease: A Multicenter Retrospective Study.Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics · 2025Article
- Role of the Dietitian in the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Multidisciplinary Team.Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2025Review
- Patient experiences with and adherence to Crohn's disease exclusion diet in Dutch Crohn's disease patients: a cohort study.Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Adapting the Crohn's disease exclusion diet to a Nordic framework: a theoretical approach to cultural and nutritional customization.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
- Perceptions Toward Established and Novel Dietary Therapies for Crohn's Disease Management Among Adult Patients: Results From a Questionnaire Survey.Crohn's & colitis 360 · 2024Article
- Exclusive Enteral Nutrition for the Treatment of Pediatric Crohn's Disease: The Patient Perspective.Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition · 2023Article
- Selected Aspects of Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Nutrients · 2022Review
- Dietary Therapy to Improve Nutrition and Gut Health in Paediatric Crohn's Disease; A Feasibility Study.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Global attitudes on and the status of enteral nutrition therapy for pediatric inflammatory bowel disease.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Review
- Diet as therapeutic intervention in Crohn's disease.Przeglad gastroenterologiczny · 2022Review
- Diet and Nutrition in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.Nutrients · 2021Review
- EEN Yesterday and Today … CDED Today and Tomorrow.Nutrients · 2020Review
- Predictors of Response to Exclusive Enteral Nutrition in Newly Diagnosed Crohn´s Disease in Children: PRESENCE Study from SEGHNP.Nutrients · 2020Observational
- Dietary strategies and food practices of pediatric patients, and their parents, living with inflammatory bowel disease: a qualitative interview study.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2019Article
- A Review of Dietary Therapy for IBD and a Vision for the Future.Nutrients · 2019Article
- The Impact of Exclusive Enteral Nutrition (EEN) on the Gut Microbiome in Crohn's Disease: A Review.Nutrients · 2017Review
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Abstract
backgroundDiet is strongly associated with the aetiology of Crohn's Disease (CD) and exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) is the primary induction treatment in paediatric CD. This study explored opinions around the use of EEN and alternative novel, solid food-based diets (SFDs) expressed by paediatric patients with CD, previously treated with EEN and their parents.
methodsThis anonymous questionnaire surveyed families of CD patients treated with EEN over 1 year. Two questionnaire forms were completed; one asking the patients' opinions and another referring to their main carer. This questionnaire explored participants' demographic characteristics; acceptability of a repeat EEN course to treat a future flare (EEN repeat); their opinion on how difficult EEN would be compared to an example SFD; and their intention to participate in a future clinical trial assessing the therapeutic efficacy of an SFD in CD.
resultsForty-one families of CD patients were approached with 29 sending replies (71%). Most of our participants were positive on completing another EEN course, however the majority would choose an SFD alternative (Patients:66, Parents:72%). Both patients and their parents rated EEN to be more difficult to adhere to compared to an example SFD (p < 0.05), and their ratings were strongly correlated (EEN:r = 0.83, SFD:r = 0.75, p < 0.001). The majority of our respondents would agree to participate in a clinical trial assessing an SFD's effectiveness (Patients:79, Parents:72%) for the management of active CD.
conclusionsWhile patients with CD and their families would accept an EEN repeat, the majority would prefer an SFD alternative. CD families surveyed are supportive of the development of solid food-based dietary treatments.
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