aim : the purpose of this study was to describe the occurrence of self report bloating and related factors in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (ibs). background : bloating symptoms are common in patients with ibs and have significant impact on normal daily function. patients and methods : this study was a community-based cross-sectional survey that conducted using a valid questionnaire ba...

background: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is one of the most prevalent gastrointestinal disorders which includes the majority section of general practitioners or gastroenterologists visits. the type or prevalence of clinical signs and symptoms of the syndrome may be different among males and females. we decided to assess and compare the frequency of different signs and symptoms of ibs in men a...

Intestinal epithelial barrier function is impaired in irritable bowel syndrome patients. Claudins are highly expressed in cells with tight junctions and are involved in the intestinal epithelial barrier function. The expression pattern of tight junction proteins in diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome have not been fully elucidated. We therefore recruited 17 diarrhea-predominant irrita...

BACKGROUND Although little mortality is associated with irritable bowel syndrome, curative therapy does not exist and thus the economic impact of this disorder may be considerable. METHODS A systematic review of the literature was performed. Studies were included if their focus was irritable bowel syndrome, and direct and/or productivity (indirect) costs were reported. Two investigators abstr...

Irritable bowel syndrome is a very urgent problem in modern gastroenterology. A deeper understanding of the ethology and pathogenesis, variety drugs for treatment IBS gives hope possibility effective control over disease near future. The article provides brief overview latest advances study irritable syndrome, which were reported at next UEG Week Virtual 2020, held October 2020.

Because unexplained 'functional symptoms' are a major cause of referral to gastroenterologists, the efficiency of the medical history to lead to a positive diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome, without resorting to the use of expensive tests, remains a key question. Whilst the six criteria of Manning et al are widely used, data on their validity in discriminating irritable bowel syndrome from ...

OBJECTIVES The goals of the study were the following: 1) to determine the frequency of psychiatric disorders and irritable bowel syndrome in patients with asthma and 2) to compare the frequency of these disorders in patients with asthma to their frequency in healthy controls. INTRODUCTION Patients with asthma have a higher frequency of irritable bowel syndrome and psychiatric disorders. MET...

BACKGROUND Both high-fibre dietary advice and the prescription of fibre as a bulking agent are very common in primary and secondary care management of irritable bowel syndrome. Irritable bowel syndrome patients with constipation may have delayed intestinal transit. Therefore, fibres that accelerate intestinal transit may be beneficial in these patients. The uncertain benefits reported in severa...