Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Modified rye bread helps patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are often concerned that certain foods may trigger or worsen their symptoms, which can include abdominal pain, diarrhea, or constipation. In a new study, patients who ate rye bread ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Relamorelin beneficial in adults with diabetic gastroparesis

(HealthDay)—For adults with diabetic gastroparesis, relamorelin reduces vomiting frequency and severity and accelerates gastric emptying, according to a study published in the July issue of Gastroenterology.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Psyllium fiber found to reduce abdominal pain in children with IBS

'My stomach hurts!' It's probably the oldest trick in the book to try to get out of school, but for some children who have abdominal pain related to irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, the pain is real and often interferes ...

Health

For young adults, sleep problems predict later pain problems

For at least some groups of "emerging adults," sleep problems are a predictor of chronic pain and worsening pain severity over time, suggests a study in Pain, the official publication of the International Association for ...

Surgery

QOL, other outcomes up with laparoscopic sx in diverticulitis

(HealthDay)—For patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis, quality of life (QOL) and other patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are improved following laparoscopic surgery versus conservative treatment, according to a review ...

Medications

FDA approves halaven for advanced liposarcoma

(HealthDay)—Halaven (eribulin mesylate) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the first chemotherapy drug shown to improve survival in people with advanced liposarcoma.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Eluxadoline eases pain and diarrhea for some with IBS

(HealthDay)—Eluxadoline (Viberzi) for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with diarrhea seems to reduce symptoms for some patients for at least six months, according to research published in the Jan. 21 issue of the New England ...

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