Observational studyAlimentary pharmacology & therapeutics2019
The reduction of faecal calprotectin during exclusive enteral nutrition is lost rapidly after food re-introduction.
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The Crohn's Disease Exclusion Diet With Early Dairy Introduction vs Partial Enteral Nutrition (CD-EDEN) in Adult Patients With Crohn's Disease
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Role of Partial Enteral Nutrition for Induction of Remission in Crohn's Disease: A Systematic Review of Controlled Trials.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Influence of Enteral Nutrition on Gut Microbiota Composition in Patients with Crohn's Disease: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- Effect of modified Mediterranean diet supplemented with partial enteral nutrition in post-surgical patients with Crohn's disease: a pilot clinical trial.The British journal of nutrition · 2026Trial
- Role of adjuvant Crohn's disease exclusion diet plus enteral nutrition in asymptomatic pediatric Crohn's disease having biochemical activity: A randomized, pilot study.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2024Trial
- Sustained Diet-Induced Remission in Pediatric Crohn's Disease Is Associated With Kynurenine and Serotonin Pathways.Inflammatory bowel diseases · 2023Trial
- Food-Based Therapies in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Risks of Undertreatment and Overtreatment in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Navigating the Balance.Paediatric drugs · 2026Review
- Therapeutic mechanisms of exclusive enteral nutrition in Crohn's disease.Seminars in immunopathology · 2025Review
- Inflammation-related Proteins Support Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Are Modified by Exclusive Enteral Nutrition in Children With Crohn's Disease, Especially of Ileal Phenotype.Inflammatory bowel diseases · 2025Article
- Tryptophan metabolites profile predict remission with dietary therapy in pediatric Crohn's disease.Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2025Article
- 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
- Treatment of Active Crohn's Disease With Exclusive Enteral Nutrition Diminishes the Immunostimulatory Potential of Fecal Microbial Products.Inflammatory bowel diseases · 2024Article
- Exclusive enteral nutrition initiates individual protective microbiome changes to induce remission in pediatric Crohn's disease.Cell host & microbe · 2024Article
- Mechanisms of Action of Exclusive Enteral Nutrition and Other Nutritional Therapies in Crohn's Disease.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Revolution in diet therapy for inflammatory bowel disease.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2024Review
- A Comprehensive Review of Dietary Approaches in Maintaining Remission of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in Adults.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Review
- Fecal calprotectin in pediatric gastrointestinal diseases: Pros and cons.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2024Article
- Role of diet in prevention versus treatment of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.Frontline gastroenterology · 2024Review
- Gut metabolome and microbiota signatures predict response to treatment with exclusive enteral nutrition in a prospective study in children with active Crohn's disease.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundFaecal calprotectin decreases during exclusive enteral nutrition in children with active Crohn's disease. It is unknown how faecal calprotectin changes during food re-introduction and the influence of maintenance enteral nutrition.
aimsTo study changes to faecal calprotectin during exclusive enteral nutrition and at food reintroduction, and explore associations with maintenance enteral nutrition.
methodsChildren with Crohn's disease were followed during exclusive enteral nutrition and during food-reintroduction. Faecal calprotectin was measured before, at 33 and 54 days of exclusive enteral nutrition, and at 17, 52 and 72 days after food-reintroduction. Maintenance enteral nutrition use was recorded with estimated weight food diaries. Data are presented with medians and Q1:Q3.
resultsSixty-six patients started exclusive enteral nutrition and 41 (62%) achieved clinical remission (weighted paediatric Crohn's disease activity index <12.5). Baseline faecal calprotectin (mg/kg) decreased after 4 and 8 weeks of exclusive enteral nutrition (Start: 1433 [Q1: 946, Q3: 1820] vs 33 days: 844 [314, 1438] vs 54 days: 453 [165, 1100]; P < .001). Within 17 days of food reintroduction, faecal calprotectin increased to 953 [Q1: 519, Q3: 1611] and by 52 days to 1094 [660, 1625] (both P < .02). Fifteen of 41 (37%) children in remission used maintenance enteral nutrition (333 kcal or 18% of energy intake). At 17 days of food reintroduction, faecal calprotectin was lower in maintenance enteral nutrition users than non-users (651 [Q1: 271, Q3: 1781] vs 1238 [749, 2102], P = .049) and correlated inversely with maintenance enteral nutrition volume (rho: -0.573, P = .041), kcals (rho: -0.584, P = .036) and % energy intake (rho: -0.649, P = .016). Maintenance enteral nutrition use was not associated with longer periods of remission (P = .7). Faecal calprotectin at the end of exclusive enteral nutrition did not predict length of remission.
conclusionsThe effect of exclusive enteral nutrition on faecal calprotectin is diminished early during food reintroduction. Maintenance enteral nutrition at ~18% of energy intake is associated with a lower faecal calprotectin at the early phase of food reintroduction but is ineffective in maintaining longer term remission.
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