Antibiotics associated with increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease

Monday, August 17, 2020 - 20:31 in Health & Medicine

Antibiotics use, particularly antibiotics with greater spectrum of microbial coverage, may be associated with an increased risk of new-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and its subtypes ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, according to a new study.

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