Posted on 11/11/2022 7:26:20 AM PST by Red Badger
The study found that 0.8% of same-sex patients with high-risk sexual activity were diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, while only 0.49 heterosexual men who engaged in high-risk sexual activity had Crohn’s disease.
The research will enable the development of individualized, precision medicine for the management of inflammatory bowel disease in this underrepresented minority patient group.
According to a recent study from Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UH), gay men are more than twice as likely as heterosexual males to develop inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) when both groups participate in high-risk sexual activity.
The study was recently published in the peer-reviewed medical journal Gut.
“To our knowledge, this is the first large population-based study that demonstrates a higher prevalence of IBD in men who engage in high-risk same-sex sexual activity,” said Emad Mansoor, study lead author and assistant professor at the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and UH. “Our study is expected to open a new field of research into gastrointestinal inflammatory conditions.”
“Studying the cause of IBD in this underrepresented patient population in comparison to other patient groups,” said Fabio Cominelli, corresponding study author, professor at the School of Medicine, and chief scientific officer at UH, “will allow us to further investigate the cause of disease development in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis patients and develop personalized precision medicine and treatment strategies, while also reducing stigma.”
The study’s importance is highlighted by the fact that, according to Gallup, more than 7.1% of Americans identify as LGBTQIA+, up from 5.6% in 2020.
The findings
Between 2002 and 2022, the researchers analyzed self-reported data from individuals treated at 58 healthcare organizations in the United States.
According to the data, 0.8% of individuals with a diagnosis of high-risk same-sex activity had Crohn’s disease, and 1.26% had ulcerative colitis. These results were contrasted with those of males who participate in high-risk heterosexual behavior, of whom 0.49% had Crohn’s disease and 0.52% had ulcerative colitis.
This study defined high-risk sexual activity as sexual contact without barrier protection as well as having several sexual partners.
The team also further analyzed the data in relation to Crohn’s disease and found men who engaged in high-risk same-sex sexual activity were more likely to have peri-anal disease including peri-anal abscess, rectal abscess, and stricturing disease of the colon or small intestine. Among those with severe manifestations of ulcerative colitis, men who engaged in high-risk same-sex sexual activity were more likely to undergo partial colectomy.
The findings will be further evaluated by the team–including an investigation into the potential role of the gut microbiome–during a long-term study that allows investigators to track participants over time.
Continuing research with NIH funding The team will continue its research to better understand if and how LGBTQIA+ individuals are more susceptible to gastrointestinal disorders through funding awarded this year for the Cleveland Digestive Diseases Research Core Center (DDRCC).
The center recently received a $100,000 supplementary grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It will allow the researchers to significantly expand the number of LGBTQIA+ patients included in the DDRCC’s biorepository core, which collects plasma, tissue and stool samples, and gut microbiome analyses.
“This supplementary grant is an addition to our $1 million NIH grant funding that is running from 2020 through 2025,” Cominelli said. “We are in the process of opening a new clinic dedicated to LGBTQ+ patients with the goal of improving access to healthcare. Our goal is to improve patient access and develop new therapies for gastrointestinal conditions.”
Reference:
“Epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease in men with high-risk homosexual activity” by Emad Mansoor, Scott A Martin, Abe Perez, Vu Quang Nguyen, Jeffry A Katz, Shubham Gupta and Fabio Cominelli, 1 September 2022, Gut.
DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2022-328218
Yes.
That said two of the symptoms of being turned over to a depraved mind is either advocacy for homosexuality in society, engaging in homosexual acts, or both.
Has nothing to do with lifestyle. To suggest that it might is homophobic. Blah blah blah.
If they really cared about Gays, they might tell them the truth so that it prevents suffering and maybe even save lives.
There may be men involved in the statistics who think they aren’t homosexuals, and aren’t self reporting as such, because they are pitching rather than catching.
Bet it is far higher than they are reporting.
...as far as you know!
Well, hopefully, they’ll be able to find some light at the end of the tunnel.
🤦♂️😜🤣😂.................................
I think it should be renamed Pelosi’s disease.
Yes, and that is a reason we know we are near the end.
Narcissim?
Wrong end.......................😜
Don’t forget MRSA!
For males, homosexuality shortens the lifespan more than smoking 3 packs of cigarettes a day, so I am sure the list of diseases more common in gay men is as long as your arm...
A good female friend of mine that I have known for over 50 years has it and has for about four decades. She did have to have part of her colon removed. And I can assure you that she’s never engaged in risky sexual behavior. Just bad luck in the genetic draw.
Flagellates gonna flagellate.
That'd be one heck of a great citation. "Published in Gut Magazine". They mail that one out in brown paper wrappers.
Same goes with the Another Infected Dick Sucker crowd.
Srednik does not believe it wise to connect the reproductive and excretory systems.
I realize this is gross, but it’s been found that homos have a completely different gut biome, the microbe which naturally inhabit the nether regions, than normal people. These differences are detrimental to fighting off common diseases.
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