title: Indications and options of nutritional treatment for Crohn's disease. A comparison of elemental and polymeric diets.
abstract: Several studies on enteral nutrition undertaken by our group led to the following findings: (1) A semielemental diet was as effective as an elemental diet in inducing remission. (2) A low-residue diet was useful for the maintenance of remission, with the effect depending upon the quantity given. (3) Intractability to enteral nutrition was found in patients with long-standing disease, in those with severe activity, and in those with colonic disease. Currently there is insufficient evidence to make specific recommendations for altering accepted indications for nutritional therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002149:Energy Intake; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods; D005526:Food, Formulated; D006801:Humans; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats