Indications and options of nutritional treatment for Crohn's disease. A comparison of elemental and polymeric diets.
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.
Matsui
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Department of Gastroenterology, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital, Japan.
Ueki
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Yamada
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Sakurai
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Yao
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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
D004041:Dietary Fats