IBD Articles - The British Society of Gastroenterology

First published on 04 May 2022

Corticosteroids in the management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Author names: Kelly Chatten 1 Jimmy K. Limdi 1, 3 Christian P. Selinger 2 Author institutions: 1 Department of Gastroenterology, Section of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom 2 Department of Gastroenterology, Leeds Teaching Hospital […]

First published on 20 Apr 2022

Common Side Effects of Biologics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Authors Dr Frank Phillips, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Shellie Radford, IBD Nurse Specialist & PhD student, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust & The University of Nottingham. Dr Gordon Moran, Clinical Associate Professor Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine and […]

First published on 23 Mar 2022

Diarrhoea in a Patient with Lung Cancer

Authors: Melanie Cuffe1, Nigel Scott2, Clare Donnellan1 1Leeds Gastroenterology Institute, St James’s University Hospital, Bexley Wing, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK 2Department of Histopathology, St James’s University Hospital, Bexley Wing, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK

First published on 21 Jun 2021

Abdominal Bloating and Distension

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First published on 07 Dec 2020

Management of the Pregnant Patient with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Learning points Counsel women of child-bearing age about fertility and pregnancy with IBD Control IBD tightly during pregnancy to achieve optimal maternal and fetal outcomes Establish regular proactive communication with obstetrics to ensure joined-up care Introduction Management of inflammatory […]

First published on 16 Apr 2020

Perianal Crohn’s Disease

Introduction Fistulising perianal Crohn’s disease (pCD) represents a major issue for patients and has a cumulative risk of over 25% at long-term follow-up. The phenotype of rectal and perianal involvement in CD is predictive of a poor outcome, poses a […]

First published on 25 Feb 2020

Refractory Diarrhoea in stable IBD

Introduction Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic and relapsing inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract.1 Diarrhoea is the presenting complaint in the majority of patients, with 85% reporting it as their initial symptom.2 It can become confusing whether persistent […]

First published on 13 Dec 2019

Management of difficult microscopic colitis after failure of budesonide therapy

Authors Dr Matthew Kurien Dr Suneil Raju Introduction Microscopic colitis (MC) is a common inflammatory bowel condition that is characterised by watery diarrhoea. It can have a chronic, intermittent or chronic-recurrent course. Associated symptoms are weight loss (seen in 42% of patients), abdominal pain (41%) and nocturnal […]

First published on 14 Sep 2019

Practical Considerations in Managing patients with IBD at risk of Future Cancer or with Current or Previous cancer

Learning points The risk of thiopurine-induced lymphomas can be limited by restricting the use of thiopurines in EBV-seronegative patients and older men The carcinogenic role of anti-TNFs is still controversial (lymphomas) and there are no robust data for any other […]