Guest guest Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Lakatos PL, Szamosi T, Lakatos L.Smoking in inflammatory bowel diseases: Good, bad or ugly?. World J Gastroenterol 2007 December;13(46):6134-6139Smoking in inflammatory bowel diseases: Good, bad or ugly?Lakatos PL, Szamosi T, Lakatos L.1st Department of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Koranyi str. 2/A, H-1083, Hungary. kislakpet@...Smoking is an important environmental factor in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), having different effects in ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn'disease (CD). A recent meta-analysis partially confirmed previous findings that smoking was found to be protective against ulcerative colitis and, after onset of the disease, might improve its course, decreasing the need for colectomy. However, smoking increases the risk of developing CD and worsens its course, increasing the need for steroids, immunosuppressants and re-operations. Smoking cessation aggravates ulcerative colitis and improves CD. Data are however, largely conflictive as well as the potential mechanisms involved in this dual relationship are still unknown. In this review article, the authors review the role of smoking in inflammatory bowel diseases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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