ArticleInflammatory bowel diseases2024
An Insight into Patients' Perspectives of Ulcerative Colitis Flares via Analysis of Online Public Forum Posts.
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- Artificial Intelligence in the Nutritional Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Scoping Review.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Review
- Latent profiles of self-management behavior and associated factors among Chinese patients with ulcerative colitis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Reddit as a Social Media Self-Management Tool for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Qualitative Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Exploring Inflammatory Bowel Disease Discourse on Reddit Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic Using OpenAI's GPT-3.5 Turbo Model: Classification Model Validation and Case Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Modifiable Factors Influencing Disease Flares in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Literature Overview of Lifestyle, Psychological, and Environmental Risk Factors.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Like a Punch in the Gut: A Novel Perspective On Annual Recurrences of Ulcerative Colitis.Crohn's & colitis 360 · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe knowledge of patients' perceptions of factors contributing to ulcerative colitis (UC) flares is limited; however, online patient communications could offer insight. This analysis aimed to identify the most frequent patient-reported triggers and symptoms of UC flares, which could highlight potential interventions for outcome improvement.
methodsOnline posts written pre- and postflare by patients with UC on 8 public forums in 6 countries between January 1, 2019, and February 14, 2021, were identified using flare-related keywords. Flare-related posts were captured and Netbase Quid™ artificial intelligence text analytics and natural language processing software were used to semantically map and identify commonly discussed themes and topics (subsets of themes).
resultsOf >27 000 patient posts, 12 900 were identified as flare related. The most frequent themes were treatment experiences and side effects (28.5% of posts), followed by flare symptoms (22.9% of posts). The most frequent topic was emotional/peer support (9.4% of posts), followed by experiences with mesalamine (and other oral/rectal formulations; 8.0% of posts), and dietary recommendations (6.0% of posts). Stress and anxiety were the most frequently reported flare triggers (37.9% of posts), followed by diet (28.4% of posts). Stress and anxiety were frequently identified as both triggers for, and general symptoms of, flare. Blood in the stool was the most discussed flare indicator (57.8% of posts).
conclusionsFrequently discussed patient-perceived triggers of UC flares included diet, stress, and anxiety. These results suggest that physicians could incorporate a broader and more holistic approach to UC monitoring and management than is currently practiced.
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