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Antibiotics Raise Risk Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease In Children: Study
Children and adolescents face a greater risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) when exposed to antibiotics or a Western diet at early ages, according to researchers, including one of Indian origin. A meta-analysis of 36 observational studies representing approximately 6.4 million children showed that any exposure to antibiotics before age five was linked to a three times greater risk of paediatric IBD, and exposure to four or more courses of antibiotics to 3.5 times greater risk. “Paediatric IBD cases are rising globally, and approximately one in four of all IBD cases are now diagnosed before age 21,” said Nisha Thacker, the study’s lead author and a gastrointestinal dietitian at The University of Newcastle in Australia. A unique concern about paediatric…
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