OBJECTIVE Enema administration in the morning of routine colonoscopy is known to be useless. However, the potential bowel cleansing effects of distal colon emptying with enema prior to purgatives are not known. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of enema use before purgatives in preparation for colonoscopy. MATERIAL AND METHODS Two hundred twenty-seven patients were randomly ...

BACKGROUND Women with endometriosis are frequently misdiagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) for some time before a correct diagnosis is made. Visceral hypersensitivity is a key feature in both conditions. AIMS To determine if there are distinct symptom patterns in women with IBS and endometriosis, and to determine the response of these women to a low FODMAP diet in comparison to those...

BACKGROUND Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common functional gastroenterological diseases, affecting 11.2 % of people worldwide. Previous studies have shown that probiotic treatment may benefit IBS patients. However, the effect of probiotics and the appropriate type, dose, and treatment duration for IBS are still unclear. The aim of the current study was to assess the efficacy...

introduction: dyspepsia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd) and irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) are the most common gastrointestinal diseases. their prevalence is 18-30%, 25-30% and 10-15% in western communities and 8-14%, 3-7% and 3-5% in eastern countries, respectively. there is no adequate data about their prevalence in our country. the aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of ...

BACKGROUND Epidemiological studies have shown a greater prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) among first-degree relatives of patients diagnosed of these diseases. However, it is not known whether relatives of patients with IBD have a greater prevalence of IBS than the general population. AIMS To analyse the prevalence of IBS among first-degree rela...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder with significant morbidity and impairment of quality of life. Most patients (26%-83%) with IBS from Asia reported bloating. Bloating may result from increased amount or distribution of gas in the gut or exaggerated perception of distension. To evaluate whether patients with IBS produce more hydrogen even in fasting state, we co...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common functional gastrointestinal disorders and when compared to the vast knowledge pertaining to adults with IBS, very little is known about IBS in children and adolescents. We aimed to explore the prevalence of IBS, identify symptoms and contributing factors and also to examine the efficacy of trimebutine maleate in children a...

BACKGROUND Several definitions and classifications have been designed to characterize functional dyspepsia (FD), the recent one being the ROME III criteria. There have been many studies in the western population which aimed at identifying the risk factors involved in functional dyspepsia. There are fewer studies from south Asian countries. AIM To determine the clinical and life style variable...

D. Guadagnolia, V. Lubiczb,c, G. Martinellia, M. Papinuttod, S. Simulac, G. Villadoro†a a Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, and INFN, Sezione di Roma, P.le A. Moro 2, I-00185 Rome, Italy b Dip. di Fisica, Università di Roma Tre, Via della Vasca Navale 84, I-00146 Rome, Italy c INFN, Sezione di Roma III, Via della Vasca Navale 84, I-00146 Rome, Italy d John von Neumann-In...

BACKGROUND & AIMS Some studies have found that patients with idiopathic bile acid diarrhea (BAD) present with symptoms of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (D-IBS). However, these studies either were retrospective, did not define D-IBS according to current criteria, or included patients with chronic functional diarrhea. We performed a prospective study of the prevalence of idiopathi...