Patients’ perceptions on the impact of coffee consumption in inflammatory bowel disease: friend or foe? – a patient survey

摘要

BackgroundEnvironmental factors are an integral component in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). There is an increasing interest in nutritive components. While the potential disease-modifying role of coffee has been intensively investigated in a variety of gastrointestinal diseases, the data on the potential impact on IBD is very limited. We aimed to determine the patients’ perspective on coffee consumption in IBD.