IBD Evidence https://ibdevidence.org Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis — guidelines, biologics, diet and the trigger-food question. en Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Does diet treat inflammatory bowel disease? https://ibdevidence.org/diet-evidence/ https://ibdevidence.org/diet-evidence/ Exclusive enteral nutrition, exclusion diets and fibre in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis — what randomised evidence supports. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Biologics and advanced therapies compared https://ibdevidence.org/treatment/ https://ibdevidence.org/treatment/ Network meta-analyses ranking advanced therapies for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis on efficacy and safety. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Living with IBD: fatigue, pain and the parts nobody measures https://ibdevidence.org/living-with-ibd/ https://ibdevidence.org/living-with-ibd/ Quality of life, fatigue and abdominal pain in inflammatory bowel disease — the symptoms that persist in remission. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Exclusive enteral nutrition for IBD: what the evidence shows https://ibdevidence.org/diet/exclusive-enteral-nutrition/ https://ibdevidence.org/diet/exclusive-enteral-nutrition/ A period of formula-only feeding, typically six to eight weeks, with no other food. Evidence: established. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Crohn's disease exclusion diet (CDED) for IBD: what the evidence shows https://ibdevidence.org/diet/crohns-disease-exclusion-diet/ https://ibdevidence.org/diet/crohns-disease-exclusion-diet/ A structured whole-food diet with partial enteral nutrition, excluding specific processed components. Evidence: promising. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Low-FODMAP diet for IBD: what the evidence shows https://ibdevidence.org/diet/low-fodmap/ https://ibdevidence.org/diet/low-fodmap/ Short-term restriction of fermentable carbohydrates, then structured reintroduction. Evidence: promising. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Mediterranean diet for IBD: what the evidence shows https://ibdevidence.org/diet/mediterranean-diet/ https://ibdevidence.org/diet/mediterranean-diet/ High vegetable, legume, olive oil and fish intake; low processed meat and refined carbohydrate. Evidence: promising. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Specific carbohydrate diet (SCD) for IBD: what the evidence shows https://ibdevidence.org/diet/specific-carbohydrate-diet/ https://ibdevidence.org/diet/specific-carbohydrate-diet/ Excludes grains, lactose and most sweeteners, permitting monosaccharides. Evidence: promising. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Gluten-free diet in IBD for IBD: what the evidence shows https://ibdevidence.org/diet/gluten-free-diet-ibd/ https://ibdevidence.org/diet/gluten-free-diet-ibd/ Removing wheat, barley and rye in the absence of coeliac disease. Evidence: limited. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Carnivore and other elimination extremes for IBD: what the evidence shows https://ibdevidence.org/diet/carnivore-diet/ https://ibdevidence.org/diet/carnivore-diet/ Animal foods only, excluding all plant matter. Evidence: popular but weak. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Partial enteral nutrition for IBD: what the evidence shows https://ibdevidence.org/diet/partial-enteral-nutrition/ https://ibdevidence.org/diet/partial-enteral-nutrition/ Formula providing part of daily energy alongside ordinary food. Evidence: promising. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer About IBD Evidence https://ibdevidence.org/about/ https://ibdevidence.org/about/ Who publishes IBD Evidence, how pages are researched, and how the site makes money. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Editorial policy https://ibdevidence.org/editorial-policy/ https://ibdevidence.org/editorial-policy/ How IBD Evidence selects evidence, scores products and handles conflicts of interest. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Affiliate and partnership disclosure https://ibdevidence.org/disclosure/ https://ibdevidence.org/disclosure/ Every commercial relationship that could affect what you read on IBD Evidence. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Privacy https://ibdevidence.org/privacy/ https://ibdevidence.org/privacy/ What IBD Evidence collects — which is close to nothing. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Research digest, 21 September 2026 https://ibdevidence.org/research/2026-09-21/ https://ibdevidence.org/research/2026-09-21/ 1 newly indexed peer-reviewed papers relevant to IBD Evidence, from 21 September 2026. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Research digest, 14 September 2026 https://ibdevidence.org/research/2026-09-14/ https://ibdevidence.org/research/2026-09-14/ 3 newly indexed peer-reviewed papers relevant to IBD Evidence, from 14 September 2026. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Research digest, 7 September 2026 https://ibdevidence.org/research/2026-09-07/ https://ibdevidence.org/research/2026-09-07/ 8 newly indexed peer-reviewed papers relevant to IBD Evidence, from 7 September 2026. Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Research digest, 8 August 2026 https://ibdevidence.org/research/2026-08-08/ https://ibdevidence.org/research/2026-08-08/ No newly indexed research matched this site's topics in the week of 8 August 2026. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Inflammatory bowel disease diagnosis: what the evidence base looks like https://ibdevidence.org/evidence/ibd-diagnosis/ https://ibdevidence.org/evidence/ibd-diagnosis/ 12 publications on inflammatory bowel disease diagnosis — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Inflammatory bowel disease epidemiology: what the evidence base looks like https://ibdevidence.org/evidence/ibd-epidemiology/ https://ibdevidence.org/evidence/ibd-epidemiology/ 10 publications on inflammatory bowel disease epidemiology — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Inflammatory bowel disease diet: what the evidence base looks like https://ibdevidence.org/evidence/ibd-diet/ https://ibdevidence.org/evidence/ibd-diet/ 12 publications on inflammatory bowel disease diet — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Inflammatory bowel disease trigger foods: what the evidence base looks like https://ibdevidence.org/evidence/ibd-trigger-foods/ https://ibdevidence.org/evidence/ibd-trigger-foods/ 12 publications on inflammatory bowel disease trigger foods — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Inflammatory bowel disease biologics: what the evidence base looks like https://ibdevidence.org/evidence/ibd-biologics/ https://ibdevidence.org/evidence/ibd-biologics/ 14 publications on inflammatory bowel disease biologics — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Inflammatory bowel disease quality of life: what the evidence base looks like https://ibdevidence.org/evidence/ibd-quality-of-life/ https://ibdevidence.org/evidence/ibd-quality-of-life/ 16 publications on inflammatory bowel disease quality of life — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer The Crohn's Disease Exclusion Diet, Explained https://ibdevidence.org/exclusion-diet/ https://ibdevidence.org/exclusion-diet/ The Crohn's Disease Exclusion Diet, explained: what it removes, what the trials in children and adults found, and where the evidence is still thin. Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer What causes IBD? Genetics, environment and rising incidence https://ibdevidence.org/causes/ https://ibdevidence.org/causes/ IBD needs both genes and environment. What genome-wide studies, epidemiology and the rising global incidence say about what causes Crohn's and colitis. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer