Nutrition in Pelvic Radiation Disease and Inflammatory Bowel Disease : Similarities and Differences
Joint Authors
DeWitt, Tiffany
Hegazi, Refaat A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Due to the intestinal inflammation, tissue damage, and painful abdominal symptoms restricting dietary intake associated with both diseases, patients with intestinal pelvic radiation disease (PRD) or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk to develop protein calorie malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies.
In the current paper, we review the nutritional management of both diseases, listing the similar approaches of nutritional management and the nutritional implications of intestinal dysfunction of both diseases.
Malnutrition is prevalent in patients with either disease and nutritional risk screening and assessment of nutritional status are required for designing the proper nutritional intervention plan.
This plan may include dietary management, oral nutritional supplementation, and enteral and/or parenteral nutrition.
In addition to managing malnutrition, nutrients exert immune modulating effects during periods of intestinal inflammation and can play a role in mitigating the risks associated with the disease activity.
Consistently, exclusive enteral feeding is recommended for inducing remission in pediatric patients with active Crohn’s disease, with less clear guidelines on use in patients with ulcerative colitis.
The field of immune modulating nutrition is an evolving science that takes into consideration the specific mechanism of action of nutrients, nutrient-nutrient interaction, and preexisting nutritional status of the patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
DeWitt, Tiffany& Hegazi, Refaat A.. 2014. Nutrition in Pelvic Radiation Disease and Inflammatory Bowel Disease : Similarities and Differences. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492923
Modern Language Association (MLA)
DeWitt, Tiffany& Hegazi, Refaat A.. Nutrition in Pelvic Radiation Disease and Inflammatory Bowel Disease : Similarities and Differences. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492923
American Medical Association (AMA)
DeWitt, Tiffany& Hegazi, Refaat A.. Nutrition in Pelvic Radiation Disease and Inflammatory Bowel Disease : Similarities and Differences. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492923
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-492923