Antibiotics nearly double risk of developing IBD, doctors warn

Re:Antibiotics nearly double risk of developing IBD, doctors... by 55555 on Thursday August 27, 2020 @08:33PM (#24300259)

How solid is the evidence that accutane causes IBD? Because most people who took accutane would have first taken antibiotics, which is a more common treatment for acne.

It's strange that these two drugs, with two different mechanisms of action, would both increase risk of IBD.

I took both and I have IBD. Stay away from this stuff unless you really need it.

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Re:Antibiotics nearly double risk of developing IBD, doctors... by cellularmitosis on Thursday August 27, 2020 @10:41PM (#24300883)

I can raise your anecdata to two: I took lots of antibiotics as a kid for ear infections, then lots more as a prelude to acutane, and 15 years later I have proctitis.

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Re:Antibiotics nearly double risk of developing IBD, doctors... by dehrmann on Friday August 28, 2020 @12:07AM (#24301261)

For minor acne, doctors tend to prescribe topical antibiotics, and those are a lot less likely to interfere with the digestive tract than oral antibiotics. But you said accutane, and that's for severe acne.

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