Re: Breast feeding and inflammatory bowel disease

[Guest guest]

Hi Suzanna;

There is some protection against IBD (Crohn's and UC) in breastfed

infants, but it's not 100%:

Klement E, Cohen RV, Boxman J, ph A, Reif S 2004 Breastfeeding

and risk of inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review with meta-

analysis. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 80: 1342-1352.

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/80/5/1342

Best regards,

Dave

(father of (22); PSC 07/03; UC 08/03)

> I have heard something along these lines before as well. Someone

once told me that there was not one person with crohns that had been

breastfed. I didn't really believe that because I find absolutes

hard to believe.

> I'd love to get info on any of these studies if anyone can dig them

up!

[Guest guest]

Hi Suzanna;

There is some protection against IBD (Crohn's and UC) in breastfed

infants, but it's not 100%:

Klement E, Cohen RV, Boxman J, ph A, Reif S 2004 Breastfeeding

and risk of inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review with meta-

analysis. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 80: 1342-1352.

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/80/5/1342

Best regards,

Dave

(father of (22); PSC 07/03; UC 08/03)

> I have heard something along these lines before as well. Someone

once told me that there was not one person with crohns that had been

breastfed. I didn't really believe that because I find absolutes

hard to believe.

> I'd love to get info on any of these studies if anyone can dig them

up!

[Guest guest]

Well, I think that stinks!!! I want a 100% guarantee!!! Why is that

too much to ask?

It's a bummer to hear of all the people who have these diseases. I

was really hoping beyond hope that I really was making a difference in

my kids by breastfeeding them! I can't say I enjoyed doing it, and

there were plenty of tears shed. Live and learn, I guess.

I think I might try going back to the diary-free diet to see if my

LFTs are affected. I hate having to do it because it is a real pain.

I'm going to take another look at all my bloodwork and see if I can

find any correlation and maybe try again to see if there's a change.

Suzanna

>

> There is some protection against IBD (Crohn's and UC) in breastfed

> infants, but it's not 100%: