Background—Published estimates of the prevalence of postcholecystectomy diarrhoea derive from retrospective or uncontrolled data. They ignore functional bowel syndromes and possible changes in diet and drug use. Aims—To determine prospectively whether and how often cholecystectomy leads to changes in bowel function and bowel symptoms, especially to liquid stools, over and above any non-specific...

BACKGROUND Published estimates of the prevalence of postcholecystectomy diarrhoea derive from retrospective or uncontrolled data. They ignore functional bowel syndromes and possible changes in diet and drug use. AIMS To determine prospectively whether and how often cholecystectomy leads to changes in bowel function and bowel symptoms, especially to liquid stools, over and above any non-specif...

Until recently, the small bowel was considered a 'no man's land' as the imaging modalities available for its investigation were laborious, invasive, costly, or involve significant radiation exposure. Wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) has changed the field dramatically, over the last eight years. The established indications for small bowel WCE are obscure gastrointestinal bleed/anemia, Crohn's di...

Since the advent of capsule endoscopy (CE) more than one decade has passed. During this time, extensive efforts have been made to proof the relevance of CE for diagnosis of various disease entities within the esophagus, small bowel, and colon. To date, the most common indications for CE are obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, Crohn's disease, polyposis syndromes and evaluation of patients with c...

Introduction The term “functional somatic syndrome” refers to several overlapping syndromes that are characterized mostly by symptoms, suffering, and disability and less by disease-specific abnormalities of structure or function. They include, but are not limited to, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), fibromyalgia (FM), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and res...

Cryptogenic multifocal ulcerous stenosing enteritis is a rare idiopathic disease of the small bowel. Its origin and pathophysiology have not been established. Clinicopathologic features include unexplained small bowel strictures with superficial ulceration, chronic or relapsing occlusion episodes. A 44-year-old man complained of recurrent colicky abdominal pain and dizziness. Laboratory tests i...

Sex matters in science. This particularly applies to ischemic heart disease, which displays key differences pathophysiology, presentation, and effectiveness diagnostic strategies management between women men. However, underrepresentation of randomized trials has led an evidence gap clinical practice. Nevertheless, it become clear that present with a higher burden symptoms comorbidities, experie...