Time spent in the sun can reduce the risk of inflammatory bowel disease

Category: Health published by Shameen Published on: June 02, 2019, 8:29 pm EST Update: June 02, 2019, 8:29 pm EST

Washington: In fact, spending an hour a day outdoors in the sun reduces the risk of inflammatory bowel disease in children.

More than 800,000 people live with the two life disorders that make up IBD, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

"Bringing children to play outside in the sun could change their lives. It is not necessary that everything be at the same time. However, we found that children who were out and exposed to the sun for an additional half hour per day overall had a risk of developing an ITN of less than 20%, said Robyn Lucas, a senior researcher at the University of Ottawa. study, Health and medicine.

The team of researchers found that even short periods of sun exposure were badociated with a lower risk of developing IBD in children.

The results were published in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition.

They found that every 10 minutes of sun exposure were badociated with a risk of developing an inflammatory bowel disease of 6%. At this point, researchers have shown that there is a link between insufficient sun exposure and increased risk of IBD.

"We already know that sunlight affects the immune system to reduce IBD – but we do not know the exact pathways. But our research suggests that it is good to get out and take the sun to prevent this terrible disease, "said the researchers.

IBD is becoming more common and children are suffering earlier. The symptoms can be awful. If you have IBD, you have intermittent diarrhea, abdominal pain, inflammation, and you may feel very bad, Lucas explained.

Everyone needs a little sun exposure every day or at least most days of the week. But we are not talking about cooking in the sun or sunburn, suggested the researchers.

Source: ANI