(Video) Smoking linked to more aggressive Crohn’s disease
There’s been a lot of talk about how smoking interacts with inflammatory bowel disease, and researchers continue to study the possible links.
In the video below, an IBD expert from the Mayo Clinic discusses a study that sheds some light on the subject. The bottom line: The combination of smoking and Crohn’s disease is not a good one.
Take a look:
Here’s the video description from YouTube:
“Laura Raffals, M.D., a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic specializing in the care and evaluation of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), discusses a recent study published in the Journal of Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics that found smokers were much more likely to have aggressive disease behavior.”
Watch on YouTube here: Smoking Linked to More Aggressive Crohn’s Disease – IBD in the News.
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