Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Large proportion of IBS patients are vitamin D deficient
A large proportion of people living with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) are vitamin D deficient, a new study has found.
Dec 21, 2015
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Insensitive irritable bowel syndrome
For the first time, biopsies of patients with irritable bowel syndrome have shown that the nerves in their gut wall respond poorly to a cocktail of inflammatory substances. This refutes the previous theory that patients with ...
Dec 18, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Low FODMAP diet cuts irritable bowel syndrome symptoms
(HealthDay)—A diet with reduced content of fermentable short-chain carbohydrates (fermentable oligo-, di-, monosaccharides, and polyols [FODMAPs]) reduces symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), with reductions similar ...
Nov 14, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What you need to know when your child gets a rash
(HealthDay)—When children develop a rash, parents might think it's simply due to a skin irritation. But viruses are also a common cause of rashes in children, an expert says.
Nov 6, 2015
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Can changes in the brain affect your microbiome?
The microbiome in your gut can affect your brain: More and more data have recently shown that. But can it go the other way? Can brain changes affect your gut microbiome? And if so, do these changes affect your health and ...
Oct 29, 2015
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Neuroscience
Chronic abdominal pain often linked to psychological dysfunctions
Gastrointestinal disorders are often linked to psychological dysfunctions and can be explained by a malfunction of the communication between bowels and brain, as has been shown by a research project funded by the Austrian ...
Oct 19, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How can one assess the effectiveness of hypnosis?
Although hypnosis has existed for hundreds of years, today it is still difficult to clearly judge its usefulness in the medical domain. In a report submitted to the French Directorate General for Health, researchers from ...
Sep 9, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Many with nonceliac wheat sensitivity have autoimmune diseases
(HealthDay)—More patients with nonceliac wheat sensitivity (NCWS) and celiac disease (CD) than irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) develop autoimmune diseases (ADs), according to a study published in the September issue of Gastroenterology.
Aug 27, 2015
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Medical research
Boosting gut bacteria could help stop elderly from falling ill
Elderly people could avoid the more frequent colds, coughs and stomach upsets that come with age by taking a daily supplement that boosts gut bacteria and the immune system, new research has found.
Aug 13, 2015
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Pre-referral workup for GI, liver conditions can be optimized
(HealthDay)—Pre-referral workup for gastroenterology and hepatology conditions can be optimized using Delphi methodology, according to research published online July 30 in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice.
Aug 9, 2015
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