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Relapse of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Associated With Use of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs

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To determine whether an association exists between relapse in inflammatory bowel disease and use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), a retrospective records review was conducted of patients with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or indeterminate colitis examined at an outpatient tertiary care center between July 17, 2000, and November 1, 2001. Extracted data collected during the patient's last visit included medication use, maintenance therapy, disease activity, and smoking status. Use of NSAIDs was defined as a daily dose or more of any type the month before relapse. Of 60 patients (22, relapse; 38, remission), 9 (41%) in relapse and 10 (26%) in remission used NSAIDs. Maintenance therapy varied from 68% (relapse) to 92% (remission). The adjusted odds ratio between medication use and relapse was 6.31 (95% confidence interval, 1.16–34.38; P = .03). Use of NSAIDs was associated with relapse. A prospective cohort study that corrects for maintenance therapy is needed to evaluate this relationship.

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    Angela M. Meyer MD, Nizar N. Ramzan MD, Russell I. Heigh MD & Jonathan A. Leighton MD

  2. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, 13400 East Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259

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Meyer, A.M., Ramzan, N.N., Heigh, R.I. et al. Relapse of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Associated With Use of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs. Dig Dis Sci 51, 168–172 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-006-3103-5

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