Daily dietary interventions in inflammatory bowel disease
Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)is a kind of chronic and non-specific inflammation in gastrointestinal tract.The current etiology is unknown,which is seen as imbalance of hosts'immune system caused by combined impacts of environment,genetics and intestinal flora,and improper diet is also one of causes for relapses.Consequently,current treatment is mainly aimed at controlling inflammation and suppress immunity,which could induce many adverse reac-tions in the long term.In contrast,dietary intervention is relatively simple and economical,which enables higher com-pliance of patients and has the potential to prevent and treat IBD.Therefore,this review discussed the impact of dietary ingredients on IBD based on common dietary patterns of Chinese,to provide useful advice for IBD population.