Impact of Food Nutrient in the IBD Management and Prevention

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic, multifactorial and inflammatory disease taking place in the colon tract. Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), after disease arrival, usually progress in two cyclically repeated phases, namely inflammatory flare and remission, with possible nutritional status impairment. The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is steadily rise paralleling the increase of westernized diets, characterized by high protein and fat as well as excessive sugar intake, with less vegetables and fibre. Some evidence, either from epidemiological, clinical, and experimental studies indicates that the quantity and the quality of dietary protein consumption may differently influence the IBD according to the disease phases. Environmental factors are essential components of the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and primarily responsible for its growing incidence around the globe. Environmental factors, which include smoking, diet, drugs, geographical and social status, stress, microbial agents, intestinal permeability and appendectomy.