Exclusive Enteral Nutrition (EEN) & Crohn’s Disease (CD)

Overview

• Exclusive Enteral Nutrition (EEN) is a primary treatment for children and adolescents with Crohn's disease (CD) (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)




• EEN is used to induce remission and promote mucosal healing (6, 7)




• This approach is recommended by the current guidelines of European specialist societies (ECCO/ESPGHAN) (6, 7)




• EEN is highly effective for disease remission (6)




• Patient-related factors can negatively affect EEN adherence and response (6)




• Treatments should be personalized (6)




• Considerations for treatment include (6):

  
  
  • Patient's disease location
  
  
  • Phenotype
  
  
  • Disease activity
  
  
  
  



• The goal is to quickly control inflammation (6)




• Rapid control of inflammation helps reduce long-…