ABSTRACT
Patients with Crohn's disease (CD) are often complicated with malnutrition and enteral nutrition is the preferred option for nutritional support. Enteral nutrition is the first-line therapy to induce remission of CD in children, but its application in adults has not been well established. In recent years, studies have found that enteral nutrition can not only improve the nutritional status in adult CD patients, but also induce and maintain CD remission through various mechanisms. Given its favorable nutritional efficacy and safety, enteral nutrition has been considered as the basic treatment for adult CD patients and often used in combination with other treatment approaches. However, any combination therapy should be assessed in terms of benefit and risk. This review aims to describe the efficacy and safety of enteral nutrition combined with other treatment approaches in adult CD patients and enumerate common applicable clinical settings, so as to better inform clinical treatment.
ABSTRACT
Anxiety and depression are common in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), especially in patients with complex and active disease. IBD promotes the occurrence of anxiety and depression, while anxiety and depression also affect the progression of IBD. However, the pathogenesis has not been fully clarified, which is related mainly to inflammation, immune activation and brain-gut axis. Clinically, psychological disorders could be screened and identified by quantifiable assessment tools. Appropriate psychotherapy and psychiatric drugs can reduce the level of anxiety and depression and improve the quality of life of patients. This article reviewed the anxiety and depression related to IBD and its intervention.