Frequent use of antibiotics may heighten inflammatory bowel disease risk in over 40s

Frequent use of antibiotics may heighten the risk of inflammatory bowel disease—Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis—among the over 40s, suggests research published online in the journal Gut. The risk seems to be cumulative and greatest 1-2 years after use and for those antibiotics targeting gut infections, the findings indicate. Mounting evidence suggests that environmental factors are likely implicated in the development […]