The present invention relates to the use of selective inhibitors of coagulation factor Xa, in particular of oxazolidinones of the formula (I), for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and celiac disease and/or disorders related to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and/or celiac disease such as thromboembolic events (including e.g. pulmonary embolism (PE), arterial and venous thrombosis, myocardial infarction, stroke) as well their use for the preparation of pharmaceutical drugs for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and/or celiac disease and/or disorders related to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and/or celiac disease such as thromboembolic events.