backgrounds: anxiety and depression are found to be the major contributors to irritable bowel syndrome (ibs). the present study aimed to measure the effect of a specifically designed cognitive behavioural therapy (cbt) program on the severity of the symptoms and quality of life of patients with chronic ibs, and also define whether anxiety and depression in patients with ibs at baseline affect t...

objective: several studies have shown that following disasters, major depressive disorder is the most common psychiatric disorder that occurs with posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd). comorbidity of anxiety symptoms have also been shown. the objective of this study was to show the comorbidity of depressive and anxiety symptoms in adolescent survivors of bam earthquake. method: in a case–contro...

Coronavirus disease 2019, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has recently become the number one problem affecting global health. Coronavirus disease 2019 is principally recognized by its respiratory manifestations; however, recent studies have shown an increasing number of patients with gastrointestinal complaints like diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal discomfort...

cytomegalovirus is the most common viral infection after kidney transplantation. clinical presentations of cytomegalovirus infection range from asymptomatic infection to organ-specific involvement. most symptomatic infections manifest as fever and cytopenia. the gastrointestinal tract is the most common site of tissue-invasive infection, often presenting as diarrhea or gastrointestinal bleeding...

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infections affect roughly one-half of the world’s population. Although many standard regimens, including triple-drug therapy, eradicate H. pylori, success rate and efficacy have been declining due to associated side effects symptom severity. The addition probiotics a regimen can considerably increase eradication rates. objective is find probiotic Lactobacillus re...

A rare case of diffuse lymphomatous polyposis of the gastrointestinal tract is reported in which the patient presented with abdominal pain, weight loss and bloody diarrhea. X-rays revealed multiple polyps involving the stomach, small intestine and colon. Biopsies confirmed the diagnosis of lymphomatous polyposis. The duration of symptoms and signs was 3 months. Diffuse lymphomatous polypos...

Psychological aspects of Irritable Bowel Syndrome have been well investigated in Western countries, but there is a paucity of Indian studies focusing on this area. A series of fifty patients with the Irritable Bowel Syndrome were studied with respect to their depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and their personality traits. Patients had a mean score of 14.68 on Hamilton's depression rating sc...

High rates of psychiatric disorder have been documented in patients with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms among the general adult population and to determine if psychological distress such as depression and anxiety disorder is associated with gastrointestinal disorders. This is a cross sectional study conducted...