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Review
. 2025 Jan 1;120(1):98-105.
doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000003085. Epub 2024 Sep 19.

The Role of Diet in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Onset, Disease Management, and Surgical Optimization

Kelly Issokson  1 , Dale Young Lee  2 , Andres J Yarur  1 , James D Lewis  3 , David L Suskind  2
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Review

The Role of Diet in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Onset, Disease Management, and Surgical Optimization

Kelly Issokson et al. Am J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

The concept of using diet as therapy in inflammatory bowel disease is of interest to clinicians and patients. Once considered to play a minor role, diet is now known to not only affect disease onset but may also serve as a therapeutic tool for inducing and maintaining remission and improving surgical outcomes. Further research is needed to fully elucidate how, when, and in whom diet therapies may be best applied to improve clinical and disease outcomes. The aim of this review was to summarize current research findings and serve as a tool to help facilitate patient-clinician conversations.

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