Question

Describe inflammatory bowel disease, its clinical manifestations, and nutritional therapy.

Answer 1

Inflammatory Bowel disease(IBD) is a disorder in the digestive system due to chronic inflammation.it has two type inflammatory bowel disease and Crohn's disease. inflammatory bowel disease is a long term ulcer that cause inflammation in the inner lining of the large intestine and rectum. crohns disease is a inflammation of the digestive system that involve spread to the deep into the affecting tissue.
cinical manifestation include mild to a severe condition like diarrhea, blood in the stool, abdomen pain, cramping, fever,fatigue, loss of appetite, weight loss. due to severe diarrhea and poor appetite, it causes malnutrition and nutrient loss.
   Nutrition therapy is an important treatment option for inflammatory bowel disease. Exclusive internal nutrition and partial internal nutrition in a liquid nutritional formula orally or feeding tube will be the best option for reducing remission and maintaining mucosal healing. Total parental nutrition meets the part of daily caloric from the diet and reduces inflammation in the short term when the bowel is in rest. low residue diet and low fiber prevent blockage of food in the bowel and help for easy digestion. nutrition therapy fulfills energy. macronutrient, a micronutrient that ensures patient nutritional needs.