Prevalence of allergic diseases in children with inflammatory bowel disease

INTRODUCTION: There are many similarities between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and allergic diseases, including similar epidemiological data, pathomechanism, clinical course and even treatment methods. So far, many studies of IBD comorbidity with other diseases, including allergy, but mainly in adults, have been conducted. AIM: To analyse the prevalence of allergic diseases, i.e. food allergy (FA), cow's milk allergy (CMA), atopic dermatitis (AD), allergic rhinitis (AR) and asthma in children with IBD. MATERIAL AND METHODS: in Bydgoszcz and 100 children without IBD from the Outpatient Clinics. The authors applied the validated questionnaire as a study method. RESULTS: = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Children with IBD should be constantly monitored by medical professionals, not only due to the underlying disease but also due to a possible concomitant allergic disease.