Inflammatory Bowel Disease 2011
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-433-3_2
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The Changing Epidemiology of IBD

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“…8,9 Although it can occur at any age, IBD primarily affects population between the age of 20 and 40 years. 10 The diagnosis of IBD is established based on symptoms such as persistent or recurrent bloody diarrhea with abdominal pain and frequent bowel movements, characteristic findings of IBD in the physical examination, laboratory test, and endoscopic as well as pathologic findings typical of IBD.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…8,9 Although it can occur at any age, IBD primarily affects population between the age of 20 and 40 years. 10 The diagnosis of IBD is established based on symptoms such as persistent or recurrent bloody diarrhea with abdominal pain and frequent bowel movements, characteristic findings of IBD in the physical examination, laboratory test, and endoscopic as well as pathologic findings typical of IBD.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…2 IBD has significant effects on quality of life, educational performance, and workplace participation, 3 and results in small increases in mortality. 4 Although it can manifest at any age, IBD primarily presents between the ages of 20 and 40 years, 5 often peak years of career productivity and fertility. The current paradigm for medical therapy is to induce remission by alleviating symptoms, promoting mucosal healing, and preventing intestinal complications to avoid surgical resection.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the twenty-first century, the increase in incidence of IBD was reported from various regions of the world including Asia, Africa, Middle East and an increase in trend was reported from other areas of Europe and America. 5 Ulcerative colitis was first reported from India in the late 1930s. 6 Later on the existence of the disease was reported in the northern and western parts of the country.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…6 With the changing epidemiology of IBD, it is predicted that there will be an increase in IBD patients in Asia, Southern America as well as East Europe. 5 The high cost of second line drugs along with the need for life long therapy are the most distressing factors demanding the new innovative therapy for the treatment of the disease. Garg et al have evaluated the efficacy and safety of helminth treatment for induction of remission in inflammatory bowel disease.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%