Over the last decades, the incidence of infestation by minor parasites has decreased in developed countries. Infectious agents can also suppress autoimmune and allergic disorders. Some investigations show that various protozoa and helminthes are connected with the main immune-mediated intestinal conditions including celiac disease (CD), inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and irritable bowel synd...

The diagnosis of esophageal motor disorders is based on the results of esophageal manometry in patients with dysphagia, gastro-esophageal reflux associated symptoms or chest pain. Recently, the development of high resolution esophageal manometry (HRM) with esophageal pressure topography plots modified the diagnosis process in patients with esophageal motility disorders. Esophageal motility diso...

background : the purpose of this study was to determine reliability and construct validity of a persian version of the gastrointestinal symptoms rating scale (gsrs) in 2 samples of patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders (fgid) and healthy persons. materials and methods : the clinical sample consisted of 143 patients diagnosed with fgid who were referred to the psychosomatic disorde...