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@MondayNightIBD @SobiaMujtabaMD @JasonHouMD @DCharabaty 1/ 65 y/o M new dx #Crohns ileitis after he presented w abdo pain,diarrhea, wt loss, anemia. CLN: deep linear ulcers in TI. He has an active lifestyle,stable CAD. Symptoms recur when prednisone<15 mg. What is the LEAST effective strategy to keep this pt in remission? #Back2Basics
@MondayNightIBD @SobiaMujtabaMD @JasonHouMD @DCharabaty 2/ #IBD is not only a disease of the young !
♦️ Typical dx age 20-39, w a second smaller peak >50
♦️ Recently ⬆️ prevalence in elderly> age 60, due to:
🔺Aging of adults w #IBD
🔺⬆️elderly onset IBD > age 60 #EOIBD:
🔹⬆️awareness & dx
🔹Environment/ microbiome changes
♦️ Typical dx age 20-39, w a second smaller peak >50
♦️ Recently ⬆️ prevalence in elderly> age 60, due to:
🔺Aging of adults w #IBD
🔺⬆️elderly onset IBD > age 60 #EOIBD:
🔹⬆️awareness & dx
🔹Environment/ microbiome changes
@MondayNightIBD @SobiaMujtabaMD @JasonHouMD @DCharabaty 3/ Clinical Features of #IBD in #elderly 🔎?
📌Milder disease course, Fewer #Crohns complications, but
⬆️rates of hospitalizations
⬆️rates of colectomy in EO UC
📌❓Due to disease severity vs poor #IBD control d/t underuse of effective Rx
📌Milder disease course, Fewer #Crohns complications, but
⬆️rates of hospitalizations
⬆️rates of colectomy in EO UC
📌❓Due to disease severity vs poor #IBD control d/t underuse of effective Rx
