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Aspirin linked to Crohn's disease?
People taking aspirin regularly risk developing Crohn’s disease (CD), according to a new study presented at the recent Digestive Disease Week conference in New Orleans.
Of the 203,193 med and women enrolled, 62 developed CD and 126 developed ulceractive colitis (UC) after a median follow-up of 4.7 and 4.0 years respectively. Regular aspirin intake increased CD risk almost five-fold. The risk was highest among non-smokers taking aspirin. No Association with CD emerged in people who took aspirin regularly and smoked or between aspirin usage and UC.
“I would urge aspirin users to continue taking this medication,” said study author Andrew Hart, clinical senior lecturer in the School of Medicine at the University of East Anglia. “The risk of aspirin users possibly developing Crohn’s disease remains very low – only one in every 2,000 users, and the link is not yet finally proved.”
