Antibiotic use a risk factor for inflammatory bowel disease in elderly
Written By : Dr. Nandita Mohan
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2022-05-18 04:45 GMT | Update On 2022-05-18 08:45 GMT
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The more antibiotics prescribed to patients 60 and older, the more likely they were to develop inflammatory bowel disease, suggesting antibiotic use could explain some of the growth in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in older people.
The researchers from this recent study reviewed prescribing records for people aged 60 and older who were newly diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease. The study looked at the number of courses of antibiotics prescribed, how recently they had been prescribed in relation to the diagnosis and specific classes of antibiotics used.
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