The reduction of faecal calprotectin during exclusive enteral nutrition is lost rapidly after food re-introduction.

Michael LoganClare M ClarkUmer Zeeshan IjazLisa GervaisHazel DuncanVikki GarrickLee CurtisElaine BuchananTracey CardiganLawrence ArmstrongCaroline DelahuntyDiana M FlynnAndrew R BarclayRachel TaylerElizabeth McDonaldSimon MillingRichard K HansenKonstantinos GerasimidisRichard Kay Russell

Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2019)

The effect of exclusive enteral nutrition on faecal calprotectin is diminished early during food reintroduction. Maintenance enteral nutrition at ~18% of energy intake is associated with a lower faecal calprotectin at the early phase of food reintroduction but is ineffective in maintaining longer term remission.

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disease activity
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