Search resultsEpidemiology and inflammatory bowel diseases
Title
Epidemiology and inflammatory bowel diseases
Publication type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2013
Authors
Journal
World Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume
19
Issue
10
Pagination
1505 - 1507
Date published
2013
ISBN
10079327 (ISSN)
Keywords
alcohol, alcohol consumption, Alcohol Drinking, Colitis, Ulcerative, colonoscopy, Crohn disease, Crohn's diseases, disease association, drinking, editorial, enteritis, epidemiology, human, Humans, Inflammatory bowel diseases, Odds Ratio, outcome assessment, questionnaire, risk assessment, Risk Factors, smoking, ulcerative colitis
Abstract
The role of alcohol in causing or aggravating the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease is unclear. For finding a conclusive answer for this valuable question we conducted this review. Only two studies were identified that successfully fulfilled our inclusive criteria. Usual consumption of alcohol reduced the risk compared with less frequent use (odds ratio = 0.57, 95%CI: 0.37-0.86). Light alcoholic drinking has protective effects against development of ulcerative colitis. But this inverse association disappeared when smoking was included.