This project is a pilot study exploring the effects of dietary choices and quantitative digestion of gluten ingested by individuals with IBD compared to a control population. The aim of the study is to evaluate for the first time in an Italian population of subjects with IBD the presence of a diet based on GFD (gluten free diet).
Subjects with IBD will be recruited among the patients referred to the IBD clinic of the Policlinico of Milan. These patients are subject to annual check-ups during which, where possible, they will be asked to sign an informed consent. These patients are subjected during the visits of normal clinical follow-up to: * Questionnaire on eating habits for the patient with IBD versus control patients; * Modified Food Habits Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ), validated for the celiac population. The questionnaire assesses the extent, frequencies of consumption and quantity of gluten-containing foods in a year; this, in order to estimate the average introduction of gluten through the diet versus control patients; * Anthropometric and plicometric analysis; * Validated clinical activity questionnaires for RCU (ulcerative rectocolitis) and CD (Chron disease) (Mayo Score and Harvey-Bradshaw Index).
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
45
Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano
Milan, Italy
RECRUITINGDietary habits in IBD patients
Quantification of gluten intake by IBD patients compared with the control population. Evaluation of foods excluded from the diet of IBD patients.
Time frame: April 2021- April 2023
Assessment of weight
Assessment of weight (kilograms) in IBD patients
Time frame: April 2021- April 2023
Assessment of height
Assessment of height (meters) in IBD patients
Time frame: April 2021- April 2023
Assessment of clinical disease activity
Evaluation of validated clinical activity indices for RCU in IBD patients (Mayo Score)
Time frame: April 2021- April 2023
Assessment of clinical disease activity
Evaluation of validated clinical activity indices for CD in IBD patients (Harvey-Bradshaw Index)
Time frame: April 2021- April 2023
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