Avoiding Antibiotics, Western Diet Can Reduce Risk Inflammatory Bowel Disease Kids
[ad_1]
Children and adolescents face greater risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) when exposed to antibiotics or a western diet at early ages, according to researchers, including one of Indian origin.
A meta-analysis of 36 observational studies representing approximately 6.4 million children showed that any exposure to antibiotics before age five was linked to a three times greater risk of paediatric IBD, and exposure to four or more courses of antibiotics to a 3.5 times greater risk. "Paediatric IBD cases are rising globally, and approximately one in four of all IBD cases are now diagnosed before age 21," said Nisha Thacker, the study`s lead author and a gastrointestinal dietitian at The University of Newcastle in Australia.
A unique concern about paediatric IBD is the impact that the inflammation has on a child`s growth and the progression of puberty, so parents should be aware of this condition and the modifiable factors that influence it.
Further, lowe