从肠内营养探讨补土法在克罗恩病中的应用

克罗恩病(Crohn’s disease,CD)是一种复发率极高、病因和发病机制仍然不明的胃肠道慢性肉芽肿性炎症性疾病,好发于回肠末端和结肠,病变严重者可累及各段消化道,青壮年为主要的患病人群,患者多表现出腹泻、腹痛、腹块、瘘管形成和肠梗阻等症状,部分患者还可能伴有发热、营养不良等肠外症状,尚不能治愈,且并发症多,极大程度影响了患者的生活1]。

The discussion on the application of Butu method in Crohn’s disease based on enteral nutrition

Crohn’s disease(CD) is a chronic, nonspecific gastrointestinal inflammatory disease, which often recurs and is difficult to cure with various complications. From the perspective of symptoms, it belongs to the category of "abdominal pain" "diarrhea" "intestinal carbuncle" of traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM), and the main pathogenesis of deficiency of origin is weakness of spleen and kidney. Therefore, CD can be treated by Butu method. Enteral nutrition is one of the main methods for the treatment of CD and other gastrointestinal disorders, whose mechanism is in line with the principle of Butu method of TCM. Treatment through the spleen using traditional medicines is beneficial to improve the gastrointestinal function of patients with CD, and enteral nutrition can invigorate body and Qi as well.The combination of these two methods would provide a new thinking for the treatment CD via both western and Chinese medicine.