Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Guidelines

I had the pleasure of writing this article recently with the aim to review the IBD management clinical guidelines produced by three organisations, 1) The British Dietetic Association (BDA), 2) the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG), and finally 3) the European Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ESPEN) see Table 1. These guidelines were developed by clinical experts and patients. They involved the systematic review of thousands of published articles and recommendations were produced via the eDelphi online consensus agreement platform. The guidelines frequently rely on expert opinion-based recommendations or ‘Good practice points’ (GPP) due to limited empirical evidence available within a particular research area. Generally,  guidelines are developed to improve access to current research evidence for practitioners. The BDA states their ultimate aim with this guideline is to
“increase equality of care in nutritional assessment and dietary management of IBD.” (BDA, p.368)
It was great to have an in-depth look at the guidelines and being able to reach a wider audience to support their learning as well as mine!
The full article is available at 
​https://nutrition2me.com/