Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What is irritable bowel syndrome?
People who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) know it is a highly unpleasant chronic condition that can trigger abdominal pain, diarrhea and constipation.
Jun 7, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How people living with IBS can stomach the holidays
Traveling to see family for the holidays can be a gut-wrenching experience for the approximately 15% of the population living with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). The stress—from families who do not accommodate or understand ...
Nov 22, 2022
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Gastroenterology
Factors associated with nonresponse to FMT identified in IBS
For patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), those who are male and/or have low Alistipes levels are more likely to be nonresponders to fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), according to a study published online March ...
Mar 21, 2022
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Gastroenterology
For IBS, specific diets are less important than expected
Many IBS sufferers avoid certain types of food and often exclude gluten. However, a large new study from Chalmers University of Technology and Uppsala University, Sweden, does not show a relationship between high intake of ...
Dec 16, 2021
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Genetics
Genetic study reveals possible shared origins of irritable bowel syndrome and mental health disorders
An international study of more than 50,000 people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has revealed that IBS symptoms may be caused by the same biological processes as conditions such as anxiety. The research highlights the ...
Nov 8, 2021
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Medications
Open-label placebo works as well as double-blind placebo in irritable bowel syndrome
For decades, the power of the placebo effect was thought to lie in patients' belief that they were—or at least, could be—receiving a pharmacologically active treatment. A new study by physician-researchers at Beth Israel ...
Mar 30, 2021
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Inflammatory disorders
Increased physical activity improves IBS symptoms
Increased physical activity is now being emphasized as a treatment option for the gastric intestinal disease known as IBS. Research at Sahlgrenska Academy, Sweden, indicates improvements in both intestinal function and self-esteem ...
Sep 26, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
One in 10 IBS with diarrhoea patients wish they were dead when their condition is bad
Eleven percent of irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea (IBS-D) patients reveal that they suffer from suicidal thinking when their condition is bad, a new study has found.
Aug 6, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Individualized diets for irritable bowel syndrome better than placebo
Patients with irritable bowel syndrome who follow individualized diets based on food sensitivity testing experience fewer symptoms, say Yale researchers. Their study is among the first to provide scientific evidence for this ...
Sep 21, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New bowel disorder treatments needed, FDA says
(HealthDay)—There's no known cause or cure for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which affects more than 15 million Americans, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Apr 17, 2017
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