Inflammatory Bowel Disease Increases Risk of Malnutrition
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) increases the risk of malnutrition in both adults and children, according to the American College of Gastroenterology. This incidence, likely due to malabsorption of essential nutrients, was the result of a recent study among a cross-section of adults a pediatric patients.
The study addressed patients with both Ulcerative Colitis and Chrohn’s Disease, with the latter showing higher incidence of malnutrition. Fortunately, the occurrence of malnutrition was low – but this study still indicates the need to monitor nutrients and maintain medical treatment to not only address the medical disease, but its impact on overall health and nutrition.
For more information:
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Gastroenterology/InflammatoryBowelDisease/16681
Is anyone still working on the chronic C.Diff superbug forum? I live in the USA, and I have been fighting chronic c.diff since 2005. It has taken control of my life. I can now no longer take any antibiotics, because what forward strides I have made over the years would take me back to where I was at in the beginning of this horrific disease. I discovered in December of 2008 that I am acutely allergic to Ryfampin. A drug that is usually used for TB. I was given it along with Vancomycin (The only one that seems to help on a daily regiment, but is $6,000.00 US monthly.) This was given to me by infectious disease doctors, to see if that would rid my system of C.Diff. It gave me drug induced hepatitis, and my liver, kidneys, and other main organs started shutting down. I was hospitalized for a month at that time. During 2005-2008, I was constantly being hospitalized from the effects of C.Diff, and gastrointestinal surgeons performing procedures on me. Basically using me as a lab rat. During one procedure in 2005, I flat lined and it was approximately 8 hours before they knew if I would live or die. The only reason I know this is because after a couple of days I woke up back in my original hospital room, after being in ICU, and the nurses, my internist (for 30 years), and an intern on the floor I was on, started asking me questions about what I remembered during that time, which was nothing. All I knew is I was extremely out of sorts, physically and mentally. It’s a very long involved story. At this time I am on nothing except pain and anxiety drugs to help me deal with the pain and frustration I am and have suffered over the past five years plus. I have no insurance, and that leaves me battling this by myself. The hospital, in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, conveniently lost any records of the procedure they were trying to perform when I flat-lined, and the gastrointestinal surgeon that “performed” the procedure that day “didn’t do any dictation that day”. I have been told the next step would be to remove my large intestines to rid myself of the C.Diff. I use to be a very active, positive person. My life has been turned upside down.
I know I do not eat properly because I am afraid of what food will do to me. I take liquid multi-vitamins, sublingual B-12, and other daily subliments. I also drink Ensure daily because it is the only thing that will settle on my stomach. I lost my job about 18 months ago, because of C.Diff issues. And had lost the one previous to that because of hospitalizations because of C.Diff, and attempted cures of complications.