How activity supports gut health If you spend most of the day sitting at a desk, on the sofa, or in the car, you may have wondered whether this affects your gut. For people living with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, understanding how movement relates to digestion, gut bacteria, and inflammation can feel especially relevant. […]
How Poor Sleep Wrecks Your Gut, and Vice Versa
The gut and sleep connection Poor sleep is common in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Some people struggle to fall asleep, others wake frequently through the night, and many feel exhausted even after a full night in bed. What is less obvious is that poor sleep may make gut symptoms worse, and gut symptoms may disrupt […]
Exercise and Gut Inflammation: What the Research Really Shows
What happens in your gut When you live with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, keeping inflammation under control is one of the main goals of treatment. Medicines work to calm the immune response in the gut, but many people wonder whether other parts of daily life, like exercise, might also play a role. The relationship […]
New medicine for Crohn’s disease shows early promise in clinical trial
A new medicine called duvakitug has shown encouraging results in an early clinical trial for people with Crohn’s disease, according to findings published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology. The study, known as RELIEVE UCCD, tested whether the drug could help control inflammation and symptoms in people living with the condition. Whilst the results are […]
Epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease: Insights from the past two years
Article information Authors: Jian Wan, Jiaming Zhou, Zhuo Wang, Dan Liu, Hao Zhang, Shengmao Xie, Kaichun Wu Journal: Chinese Medical Journal Year: 2025 Volume: 138 Issue: 7 Pages: 763-776…
Interplay of probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics and postbiotics: a review of their therapeutic potential for gastrointestinal inflammation
Authors: Radhika Baheti, Sanjeevani Deshkar, Shivani Jadhav, Kanchan Mule, Abhishek Jha, Prabhanjan Giram, Jayashri Mahore Journal: Food Research International Year: 2026 Volume: 230 Article number: 118598 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2026.118598 — ##…
Nutritional composition of diets for inducing and maintaining remission in inflammatory bowel diseases: from bedside to plate
Article information Authors: L. Godny, T. Pfeffer-Gik, S. Elial-Fatal, S. Shakhman, I. Dotan Journal: Current Opinion in Pharmacology Year: 2026 Volume: 86 Article number: 102587 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coph.2025.102587 Study…
IBD and other immune-mediated conditions
Living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) means managing a condition in which the immune system, reacting to the gut and its bacteria, drives ongoing inflammation in the bowel. IBD is…
Managing IBS symptoms in IBD
Authors: Wellens J, Sabino J, Vanuytsel T, Tack J, Vermeire S Journal: Gut Year: 2025 Volume: 74 Pages: 312–321 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2024-333565 Study at a glance – Study type: Narrative…
Alcohol and IBD: How Drinking Can Affect Your Gut
Understanding what happens inside Whether it’s a glass of wine with dinner or a pint with friends, alcohol is part of many social settings. But if you live with…