Practical Recommendations for Pouchitis Management by AGA

The AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on the Management of Pouchitis and Inflammatory Pouch Disorders provides practitioners with recommendations for the prevention and treatment of pouchitis, Crohn’s-like disease of the pouch, and cuffitis. The guideline panel made 9 conditional recommendations, including the use of antibiotics for intermittent pouchitis, probiotics for recurrent pouchitis, and advanced immunosuppressive therapies for chronic antibiotic-dependent or refractory pouchitis. The panel also outlined implementation considerations and identified areas for future research.