Antibiotics Linked to Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Taking antibiotics significantly increases the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and the risk increases with additional doses.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• People over 60 who have used antibiotics may be at increased risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

• Use of antibiotics was associated with a 64% increased risk of developing IBD, and the risk increased with additional doses

• Compared with those who had taken no antibiotics in the previous five years, risk of IBD in those who r…