IBD

A new study suggests that men who were obese as teenagers are more likely to develop bowel disease later in life. The study, which was carried out by a team of American and Swedish researchers, involved an examination of health data associated with teenagers conscripted into Sweden’s military. The health records of approximately 240,000 boys […]

A new study suggests that the early use of antibiotics may be linked to an increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It has previously been widely reported that the rate of children suffering from IBD, a catch-all term that covers a range of serious intestinal conditions such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, has […]