Vancomycin in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease: there is a role beyond Clostridioides difficile infection

The development of new biological agents and small molecules has revolutionized the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). However, many patients do not respond or gradually lose their response, necessitating the search for other therapeutic strategies (1). In this clinical case, we describe the evolution of a patient with difficult-to-manage Crohn's Disease (CD) who was treated with oral vancomycin.