Assessment of dietary intake and its inflammatory potential in persons with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis.

Objective: To compare diet and the modified dietary inflammatory index (mDII) between individuals with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (PoMS), monophasic acquired demyelinating syndromes (monoADS), and controls.

Methods: The association between diet, mDII, and disease status was examined in 131 individuals with PoMS/monoADS/controls (38/45/48) using logistic regression.

Results: The associations between diet and PoMS were modest, reaching significance for whole grain intake (adjusted odds ratio, aOR=0.

What Are the Most Challenging Aspects of Inflammatory Bowel Disease? An International Survey of Gastroenterologists Comparing Developed and Developing Countries.

Background And Aims: As inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) becomes more prevalent, the challenges that gastroenterologists face in managing these patients evolve. We aimed to describe the most important challenges facing gastroenterologists from around the world and compare these between those working in developed and developing countries.

Methods: An online questionnaire was developed, and a link distributed to gastroenterologists.

The reduction in colorectal cancer mortality after colonoscopy varies by site of the cancer.

Background & Aims: There are limited data on mortality from colorectal cancer (CRC) among patients who have received colonoscopy examinations. We sought to determine CRC mortality among persons undergoing colonoscopies compared with the general population.

Methods: We identified all individuals who had a colonoscopy as their first lower gastrointestinal endoscopy from April 1, 1987, to September 30, 2007 (24,342 men and 30,461 women), based on information from Manitoba's provincial physicians' billing claims database.