Pain is a common symptom among patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Although pain typically occurs during episodes of active inflammation, it is also commonly experienced when intestinal inflammation is inactive. Many GIs grapple with how to approach pain symptoms when they occur in the absence of gut inflammation. Drs. Laurie Keefer, Jana Hashash, Eva Szigethy and Emeran Mayer provide expert commentary on how to manage pain in your IBD patients in our latest CPU published in Gastroenterology.
Dive into the conversation
Drs. Laurie Keefer and Emeran Mayer discuss what they want clinicians treating patients with IBD to know about how to address and manage pain symptoms.
Key takeaways
Read the full AGA Clinical Practice Update on Pain Management in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Commentary, published in the June issue of Gastroenterology.
