# IBD Evidence > Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis — guidelines, biologics, diet and the trigger-food question. IBD Evidence follows the inflammatory bowel disease literature: European guidelines, biologic therapy, the evidence for exclusion diets, and the day-to-day question of which foods are worth avoiding. ## About this source - **Publisher:** Stéphane Sprauer - **Editorial stance:** Independent. We describe what the evidence shows, including when it is weak or contested. - **Evidence base:** 56 peer-reviewed citations, each linked to its PubMed record or DOI. - **Languages:** 42 European languages. Add a language prefix to any URL, e.g. `https://ibdevidence.org/de/`. - **Licence:** Content may be quoted with attribution to IBD Evidence (https://ibdevidence.org). - **Not medical advice:** Educational content only. ## How to cite this site > IBD Evidence. "". https://ibdevidence.org. Accessed . ## Home - [IBD Evidence](https://ibdevidence.org/): Diet, biologics, guidelines and the trigger-food question — cited summaries of the inflammatory bowel disease literature. ## Diet - [Does diet treat inflammatory bowel disease?](https://ibdevidence.org/diet/): Exclusive enteral nutrition, exclusion diets and fibre in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis — what randomised evidence supports. - [Dietary approaches in IBD](https://ibdevidence.org/diet/): What the evidence shows for 8 dietary approaches in inflammatory bowel disease, graded by strength. - [Exclusive enteral nutrition for IBD: what the evidence shows](https://ibdevidence.org/diet/exclusive-enteral-nutrition/): A period of formula-only feeding, typically six to eight weeks, with no other food. Evidence: established. - [Crohn's disease exclusion diet (CDED) for IBD: what the evidence shows](https://ibdevidence.org/diet/crohns-disease-exclusion-diet/): A structured whole-food diet with partial enteral nutrition, excluding specific processed components. Evidence: promising. - [Low-FODMAP diet for IBD: what the evidence shows](https://ibdevidence.org/diet/low-fodmap/): Short-term restriction of fermentable carbohydrates, then structured reintroduction. Evidence: promising. - [Mediterranean diet for IBD: what the evidence shows](https://ibdevidence.org/diet/mediterranean-diet/): High vegetable, legume, olive oil and fish intake; low processed meat and refined carbohydrate. Evidence: promising. - [Specific carbohydrate diet (SCD) for IBD: what the evidence shows](https://ibdevidence.org/diet/specific-carbohydrate-diet/): Excludes grains, lactose and most sweeteners, permitting monosaccharides. Evidence: promising. - [Gluten-free diet in IBD for IBD: what the evidence shows](https://ibdevidence.org/diet/gluten-free-diet-ibd/): Removing wheat, barley and rye in the absence of coeliac disease. Evidence: limited. - [Carnivore and other elimination extremes for IBD: what the evidence shows](https://ibdevidence.org/diet/carnivore-diet/): Animal foods only, excluding all plant matter. Evidence: popular but weak. - [Partial enteral nutrition for IBD: what the evidence shows](https://ibdevidence.org/diet/partial-enteral-nutrition/): Formula providing part of daily energy alongside ordinary food. Evidence: promising. ## Treatment - [Biologics and advanced therapies compared](https://ibdevidence.org/treatment/): Network meta-analyses ranking advanced therapies for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis on efficacy and safety. ## Living with it - [Living with IBD: fatigue, pain and the parts nobody measures](https://ibdevidence.org/living-with-ibd/): Quality of life, fatigue and abdominal pain in inflammatory bowel disease — the symptoms that persist in remission. ## About - [About IBD Evidence](https://ibdevidence.org/about/): Who publishes IBD Evidence, how pages are researched, and how the site makes money. - [Editorial policy](https://ibdevidence.org/editorial-policy/): How IBD Evidence selects evidence, scores products and handles conflicts of interest. - [Affiliate and partnership disclosure](https://ibdevidence.org/disclosure/): Every commercial relationship that could affect what you read on IBD Evidence. - [Privacy](https://ibdevidence.org/privacy/): What IBD Evidence collects — which is close to nothing. ## Research - [New research](https://ibdevidence.org/research/): Newly indexed peer-reviewed research relevant to IBD Evidence, updated weekly from PubMed and Crossref. - [Research digest, 8 August 2026](https://ibdevidence.org/research/2026-08-08/): No newly indexed research matched this site's topics in the week of 8 August 2026. ## Related sites in this network - [GLP-1 Evidence](https://glp1facts.org): What the trials actually show about semaglutide, tirzepatide and the rest of the GLP-1 class. - [Fasting Evidence](https://fastingevidence.org): Intermittent fasting, time-restricted eating and meal timing, judged on the trial data. - [Metabolism Review](https://metabolismreview.org): Energy expenditure, insulin resistance and metabolic adaptation, without the folklore. - [Weight Loss Evidence](https://weightlossevidence.org): Diets, drugs, behaviour and maintenance — ranked by the strength of the evidence behind them. - [Celiac Wire](https://celiacwire.org): Coeliac disease news, guidelines and research — plus the practical business of eating. - 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