Mette Julsgaard

The strongest independent risk factor for developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a family history with IBD. The early life, including the intra-uterine period, is critical for immune system maturation and therefore, exposures during early life can influence IBD risk…

Microscopic colitis (MC) is a chronic inflammatory condition of the colon, resulting in an impaired quality of life due to debilitating watery diarrhea. First-line therapy consists of budesonide, though a subset of patients is refractory or becomes budesonide- dependent…