[Crohn's Disease Exclusion Diet - an alternative to exlusive enteral nutritional therapy in children and adolescents with Crohn's disease? Statement of the GPGE working groups CEDATA and Nutrition/Nutrition Medicine]. / Crohnʼs Disease Exclusion Diet (CDED) als Alternative zur exklusiven Ernährungstherapie bei Kindern und Jugendlichen mit Morbus Crohn? Stellungnahme der Arbeitsgemeinschaften CEDATA und Ernährung/Diätetik/Ernährungsmedizin der Gesellschaft für pädiatrische Gastroenterologie und Ernährung e. V.

Epidemiological an clinical observations as well as results from animal studies indicate that nutrition can play a role in the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Exclusive enteral nutrition therapy represents an example for modulating inflammatory responses solely through diet modification. Therefore, caretakers, patients, families, doctors and nutritionists seek for more dietary options to control IBD. These options include partial enteral nutrition therapy as for example the socalled Crohn's disease exclusion diet. The following statement summarizes existing data and provides recommendations for the current management of enteral nutrition therapy in pediatric Crohn's disease.