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ArticleIntestinal research2023

Improvement of ulcerative colitis control by searching and restricting of inflammatory trigger factors in daily clinical practice.

Kun-Yu Tsai, Jeng-Fu You, Tzong-Yun Tsai, Yih Jong Chern, Yu-Jen Hsu, Shu-Huan Huang, Wen-Sy Tsai

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Article in Intestinal research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kun-Yu TsaiDivision of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Jeng-Fu YouDivision of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Tzong-Yun TsaiDivision of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Yih Jong ChernDivision of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Yu-Jen HsuDivision of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Shu-Huan HuangDivision of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Wen-Sy TsaiDivision of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWChang Gung University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimsExacerbating factors of ulcerative colitis (UC) are multiple and complex with individual influence. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of disease control by searching and restricting inflammation trigger factors of UC relapse individually in daily clinical practice.

methodsBoth patients with UC history or new diagnosis were asked to avoid dairy products at first doctor visit. Individual-reported potential trigger factors were restricted when UC flared up (Mayo endoscopy score ≥1) from remission status. The remission rate, duration to remission and medication were analyzed between the groups of factor restriction complete, incomplete and unknown.

resultsThe total remission rate was 91.7% of 108 patients with complete restriction of dairy product. The duration to remission of UC history group was significantly longer than that of new diagnosis group (88.5 days vs. 43.4 days, P=0.006) in patients with initial endoscopic score 2-3, but no difference in patients with score 1. After first remission, the inflammation trigger factors in 161 relapse episodes of 72 patients were multiple and personal. Milk/dairy products, herb medicine/Chinese tonic food and dietary supplement were the common factors, followed by psychological issues, non-dietary factors (smoking cessation, cosmetic products) and discontinuation of medication by patients themselves. Factor unknown accounted for 14.1% of patients. The benefits of factor complete restriction included shorter duration to remission (P<0.001), less steroid and biological agent use (P=0.022) when compared to incomplete restriction or factor unknown group.

conclusionsRestriction of dairy diet first then searching and restricting trigger factors personally if UC relapse can improve the disease control and downgrade the medication usage of UC patients in daily clinical practice.

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DietInflammatory bowel diseaseTrigger factorUlcerative colitis

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