OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to perform a meta-analysis investigating
antibiotic exposure as a risk factor for developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) …

The changing epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) across time and
geography suggests that environmental factors play a major role in modifying disease …

Although the incidence and prevalence of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are
beginning to stabilize in high-incidence areas such as northern Europe and North America …

Background The composition of the intestinal microflora has been proposed as an important
factor in the development of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Antibiotics have the …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterized by chronic inflammation of the
gastrointestinal tract and is associated with significant morbidity. The etiology of IBD has …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether childhood antianaerobic antibiotic exposure is
associated with the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS: This …

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to determine if the use of antibiotics 2–5 years
before diagnosis was associated with the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) …

Background It has long been believed that breastfeeding provides protection against
ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease. Studies designated to test this hypothesis were …

OBJECTIVES: To assess the current evidence for the role of breastfeeding in the
development of early onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with a systematic review …

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), which consists of Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis,
are chronic inflammatory conditions of the gas‐trointestinal tract. In genetically susceptible …