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		Medical Information Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is the general term for a group of chronic inflammatory processes of known etiology involving the gastrointestinal tract. The two major IBD subgroups are 1) chronic nonspecific ulcerative colitis and 2) Crohn's disease, with the latter disease occurring either in the small bowel (regional enteritis) or the colon (Crohn's disease of the colon or granulomatous colitis).1 The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America estimates there are about 1 million persons with IBD in the U.S. Syndicated market data indicate the prevalence of IBD patients under medical care to be approximately 800,000 in the U.S. and 1.5 million in the 7 major world markets. Among the many medical problems encountered in IBD are multiple derangements of vitamin and mineral absorption and excretion that can complicate patient management. Patients with IBD are at high risk of developing hypovitaminosis as well as deficiencies of certain minerals and electrolytes; however, these problems can be addressed by appropriate nutritional strategies.
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