A link between Mici and antibiotics?

Taking antibiotics is associated with an increased risk of IBD in seniors.

Frequent antibiotic use could increase the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (UC). Scientists worked with data from more than 6.1 million Danes between 2000 and 2018. Taking antibiotics was well associated with an increased risk of IBD, all ages combined, with a more pronounced increased risk for Crohn’s disease than for UC. The risk increases with age: taking antibiotics is associated with an increased risk of 28% between 10 and 40 years, 48% between 40 and 60 years, and 47% after 60 years. The number of courses of antibiotics had an effect on the increased risk as did the type of substance: nitroimidazoles and fluoroquinolones are most likely to be associated with an increased risk of IBD. The scientists point out that this study only makes it possible to affirm a strong suspicion but not to establish a causal link. According to the authors, antibiotics could have negative effects on the microbiotaless diverse with age.

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