EoE with Alex Straumann - Part 2

About this episode

Prof. Alex Straumann discusses the long-term management of EoE, focusing on treatment strategies and challenges in identifying trigger foods.

EoE requires long-term management, but what does that look like in practice? In Part 2, Prof. Alex Straumann discusses the realities of treating a chronic, relapsing disease, where remission is achievable but a cure is not. The episode explores how to approach maintenance therapy, manage persistent symptoms despite histological remission, and when to escalate treatment to biologics. It also addresses the practical limitations of dietary strategies and the ongoing challenge of identifying trigger foods. Looking ahead, the discussion highlights key unmet needs in EoE, including the absence of reliable diagnostic tools for food triggers and the potential influence of modern food production on disease prevalence.

People in this episode

Guest: Prof. Alex Straumann

Topics covered

• EoE management
• chronic disease treatment
• maintenance therapy
• biologics
• dietary strategies
• trigger foods
• diagnostic tools

Keywords

• EoE
• chronic disease
• maintenance therapy
• biologics
• dietary strategies
• trigger foods
• diagnostic tools

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