Liquid Diets for Treating Crohn's Disease
Liquid diet options for adults with Crohn's disease who are following a liquid diet at home or in hospital. Designed to be used in consultation with a dietitian.
Advice is complex, condition specific and requires a Dietitian with knowledge, skills and experience in the condition.
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To inform TG that enteral nutrition (EN) is a possible treatment option, and to provide information of the risks and benefits
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To manage symptoms, particularly diarrhoea
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TG will be able to define enteral nutrition and understand its:
i) Benefits and side-effects
ii) Different delivey routes and types
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TG will understand how long they will follow an EN diet for
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TG will be aware of what foods/drinks they are allowed
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TG will understand the steps they will follow when starting and moving on from EN, and how these may be adapted to suit their condition management / treatment plan (e.g. delayed start, use at home, use in hospital)
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TG will know who to contact for queries relating to managing and/or changing EN and reintroduction of food/drinks.
- Crohn’s disease: management, NICE guideline [NG129] Published: 03 May 2019, https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng129
- Fernando Gomollón, et al, on behalf of ECCO, 3rd European Evidence-based Consensus on the Diagnosis and Management of Crohn’s Disease 2016: Part 1: Diagnosis and Medical Management, Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, Volume 11, Issue 1, January 2017, Pages 3–25, https://doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjw168
- Inflammatory bowel disease, NICE Quality standard [QS81] Published: 26 February 2015, https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs81
- Lamb CA, Kennedy NA, Raine T, et al. British Society of Gastroenterology consensus guidelines on the management of inflammatory bowel disease in adults. Gut 2019; 68:s1-s106. https://gut.bmj.com/content/68/Suppl_3/s1
- Limketkai BN, et al. Probiotics for induction of remission in Crohn's disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 7. Art. No.: CD006634. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006634.pub3. https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD006634.pub3/full
- Limketkai BN, et al. Dietary interventions for induction and maintenance of remission in inflammatory bowel disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2019, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD012839. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012839.pub2. https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD012839.pub2/full
- Lomer M et al. British Dietetic Association consensus guidelines on the nutritional assessment and dietary management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease, Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics 2022;1–42
- Stephan C. Bischoff, et al ESPEN practical guideline: Clinical Nutrition in inflammatory bowel disease Published: January 13, 2020, ESPEN GUIDELINE VOLUME 39, ISSUE 3, P632-653, MARCH 01, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2019.11.002
