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- Title
Elemental diet in the management of Crohn's disease during pregnancy.
- Authors
Teahon, K; Pearson, M; Levi, A J; Bjarnason, I
- Abstract
Four patients with Crohn's disease were treated with an elemental diet during pregnancy. Two had active disease and two also had symptoms of small intestinal obstruction. All went into a clinical remission within a few days of starting treatment. Treatment periods varied from two to four weeks, and were followed by elemental diet as a supplement to normal food in two patients. At term, all delivered a healthy infant. These patients indicate that elemental diet is a safe form of treatment for Crohn's disease during pregnancy and may be considered as an alternative to conventional drug treatments which carry a theoretical risk of teratogenesis.
- Publication
Gut, 1991, Vol 32, Issue 9, p1079
- ISSN
0017-5749
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/gut.32.9.1079