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Mid East Info
09-05-2025
- Health
- Mid East Info
Can diet help with inflammatory bowel disease? - Middle East Business News and Information
Dubai, United Arab Emirates; May, 2025 — Inflammatory bowel disease IBD is a chronic inflammation of the digestive tract. It includes conditions such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. In this expert alert, Amanda Johnson, M.D. , a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic, helps explain IBD and whether diet can help. People with IBD may experience persistent symptoms like frequent diarrhea, weight loss, abdominal pain and fatigue. There is no cure and no exact cause, though researchers continue to look at how genes, the microbiome and environmental factors play a role in this chronic disease. 'Ulcerative colitis really tends to only involve the colon and be more of a superficial type inflammation; whereas Crohn's disease can impact anything in the intestine, essentially, from the mouth all the way down to the anus,' says Dr. Johnson. She says diet alone does not cause IBD. While some foods may reduce symptoms, there is no one proven diet to control inflammation. 'The right diet is probably different for each individual, based on the type of IBD that they have, the location of their disease, whether they've had surgeries or other complications,' says Dr. Johnson. Focus on fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grains. Avoid ultraprocessed foods, added sugars and animal fats. And drink plenty of water to stay hydrated. Diet does not replace medical treatment. Dr. Johnson says there are effective treatment options, so it is important to work with your healthcare team. 'The tenant of therapy we have are immune-suppressing-type therapies that try to target that inappropriate response to the intestines and then calm down that inflammation within the gut,' she says. About Mayo Clinic: Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit organization committed to innovation in clinical practice, education and research, and providing compassion, expertise and answers to everyone who needs healing. Visit the Mayo Clinic News Network for additional Mayo Clinic news.
Zawya
13-02-2025
- Health
- Zawya
3 ways to prevent head and neck cancer
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Throat cancer is one of the fastest-growing cancers, and it is often linked to human papillomavirus (HPV). Oropharyngeal cancer, or throat cancer, is a type of head and neck cancer that can be divided into two subgroups: HPV-associated cancers and non-HPV-associated cancers. And depending on the type of subgroup, they are treated differently. Katharine Price, M.D., a medical oncologist with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center in Rochester, says there are three ways to reduce your risks and help prevent head and neck cancer. Tobacco and alcohol use increase the risk of non-HPV tumors, while HPV is responsible for about 70% of head and neck cancers. "What's important about that is they have different biology and are much more treatable, meaning they respond better to treatments and tend to have a higher cure rate. We're sort of treating those differently than how we treat some of the non-HPV cancers," Dr. Price says. Surgery, radiation and chemotherapy are all treatment options, but Dr. Price says it is better to reduce the risks of infection. "The big three: no smoking tobacco use, minimizing alcohol and then HPV vaccination," she says. "We know that smoking and alcohol are big risk factors for head and neck cancer if you do both. This increases your risk even more," Dr. Price says. And she encourages eating a healthy diet. "We really should be striving to have a good whole-food diet, trying to minimize eating processed foods and refined sugars," Dr. Price says. About Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit organization committed to innovation in clinical practice, education and research, and providing compassion, expertise and answers to everyone who needs healing. Visit the Mayo Clinic News Network for additional Mayo Clinic news.
