Some women with irritable bowel syndrome date the onset of symptoms to previous hysterectomy. To assess prospectively the incidence of gastrointestinal symptomatology arising de novo after hysterectomy, and to study the effect of surgery on pre-existing symptoms, 205 women completed a symptom questionnaire before and six weeks and six months after surgery. Beforehand, symptoms suggestive of irr...

BACKGROUND Irritable bowel syndrome is classified as a functional gastrointestinal disorder with the primary symptom of abdominal pain in conjunction with bloating and bowel movement disorder. It affects up to 15% of the world's population. Among its subtypes, the most common is diarrhoea predominant. However, the current treatment options for diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome have...

Probiotics have seen widespread use for a variety of gastrointestinal problems, especially in two common disorders: irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease. Since a wide variety of probiotic preparations has been used, and despite a large number of studies performed, a great deal of heterogeneity exists among them. Straightforward evidence-based recommendations for the use of pr...

Irritable bowel syndrome affects 10 to 15 percent of the U.S. population to some degree. This condition is defined as abdominal pain and discomfort with altered bowel habits in the absence of any other mechanical, inflammatory, or biochemical explanation for these symptoms. Irritable bowel syndrome is more likely to affect women than men and is most common in patients 30 to 50 years of age. Sym...

BACKGROUND Abdominal pain is the predominant symptom in irritable bowel syndrome patients. Phloroglucinol and its methylated derivative are antispasmodic agents acting on smooth muscle. AIM To evaluate the efficacy of phloroglucinol/trimethylphloroglucinol on pain intensity during an acute exacerbation of pain of irritable bowel syndrome over a 1-week period treatment. METHODS Irritable bow...

BACKGROUND Post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome is associated with increased serotonin-containing enterochromaffin cells and lymphocytes in rectal biopsies. Animal studies have suggested that steroids reduce the lymphocyte response and suppress some of the post-infectious changes in neuromuscular function. AIM To evaluate whether steroids reduce the number of enterochromaffin cells and im...

introduction: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is a common gastrointestinal disorder in children that may lead to anxiety, frequent physician visits and school absenteeism. the aim of this study is to reviewe effects of probiotic for irritable bowel syndrome.   materials and methods: this study review articles about probiotic for irritable bowel syndrome in pubmed and google scholar.   results: m...

Introduction: The gut microbiota is the microorganisms in digestive tract. They are mainly bacteria. play a very important role maintaining body's homeostasis. state of influenced by lifestyle including diet, stress and physical activity. In irritable bowel syndrome, there disorders composition intestinal microbiota. It also associated with disruption proper functioning gut-brain axis. Aim: aim...