Inflammatory bowel disease

synergy · 1

• →Iron

  ESPEN keeps oral iron first-line only when clinically inactive; when active or haemoglobin is under 100 g/L, first-line is intravenous. Forcing oral iron in a flare leaves unabsorbed iron in an inflamed lumen.

  GUIDE · A

regulates · 1

• →Digestive

  Crohn's can be transmural and can hit any segment; ulcerative colitis stays in colonic mucosa. Which segment is hit is what splits iron and B12 gaps.

  REVIEW · BGUIDE · A