Author, Donkey, Bureaucrats, Administrators
53,803
edits
Changes
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (view source)
Revision as of 13:23, 18 August 2010
, 13:23, 18 August 2010no edit summary
==Treatment==
==Treatment==
===Dietary modification===
===Dietary modification===
An elimination diet should be instigated. The patient should be fed strictly on a novel protein source which they have not previously been exposed to. Clinical signs should resolve within 1-2 weeks. The patient should ideally be rechallenged to demonstrate a true dietary [[Hypersensitivity - WikiBlood|hypersensitivity]].
An elimination diet should be instigated. The patient should be fed strictly on a novel protein source which they have not previously been exposed to. Clinical signs should resolve within 1-2 weeks. The patient should ideally be rechallenged to demonstrate a true dietary [[Hypersensitivity - Introduction|hypersensitivity]].
Folate and cobalamin supplementation may be required if the levels are subnormal.
Folate and cobalamin supplementation may be required if the levels are subnormal.