A New Look at The Therapeutic Role of Medical Foods for Gastrointestinal Disorders

Paper published in Gastroenterology & Hepatology discusses a number of non-pharmaceutical treatment options in GI care(1)

Ankeny, United States - February 28, 2017 /MarketersMedia/ —

Over the past few years, medical foods have emerged as a tool for physicians to manage many gastrointestinal disorders, such as IBS, IBD, and HIV-associated enteropathy, as well as nongastrointestinal disorders. This paper discusses how multiple animal and human studies have provided the data purporting to show the efficacy of medical foods.

Safe medical foods may be the initial step in managing various gastrointestinal disorders before moving to drugs with known and higher side-effect profiles. In addition, because the medical foods reviewed in this article do not have major food or drug interactions, they may be considered as add-on therapies in patients with more serious gastrointestinal conditions, as they can work alongside drugs in disease management to improve patient outcomes. More research will be needed to continue to evaluate medical food potential on patient care.

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“It’s important for the category of medical foods to get more attention within the healthcare industry,” said Aage Lauridsen, Chief Executive Officer of Entera Health Inc. “Our product EnteraGam® is helping patients every day with managing chronic diarrhea and loose stools. The more healthcare professionals and patients who know about it and these other medical foods, the greater the opportunity for even more safe, therapeutic care.”

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CITATION: 1. Ciampa B, Ramos ER, Borum M, Doman DB. The Emerging Therapeutic Role of Medical Foods for Gastrointestinal Disorders. Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2017;13(2):104-115.

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Address: 2000 Regency Pkwy, Cary, NC 27518
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