Is there any relationship between smoking and inflammatory bowel disease?
In this video, Dr. K K Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India and Group Editor in Chief MEDtalks, will discuss about any association between smoking and inflammatory bowel disease. Inflammatory bowel disease is also known as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Smokers are more prone to Crohn’s disease and have more chances of relapse. Hence, Crohn’s disease patients should quit smoking. In ulcerative colitis, transdermal nicotine patch is used for treatment in relapse or reoccurrence.
Dr. KK Aggarwal
Recipient of Padma Shri, Vishwa Hindi Samman, National Science Communication Award and Dr B C Roy National Award, Dr Aggarwal is a physician, cardiologist, spiritual writer and motivational speaker. He was the Past President of the Indian Medical Association and President of Heart Care Foundation of India. He was also the Editor in Chief of the IJCP Group, Medtalks and eMediNexus
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