background this study assesses the potential effect of lactobacillus reuteri as a single strain probiotic preparation (biogaia®) on irritable bowel syndrome (ibs). methods patients diagnosed with ibs who fulfilled rome iii criteria and consented to participate in this study were randomized to receive either the probiotic or an identical placebo once daily for four weeks. patients used a questio...

ectopic decidualization with gross involvement of the peritoneum is one of the rare findings in pregnant women particularly when ectopic decidualization disseminated as an asymptomatic intra-abdominal nodule. we present here a case of an ectopic decidualization in a 33-year-old pregnant woman with symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome during pregnancy.

background: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is a functional disorder of the lower gastrointestinal (gi) tract caused by stress and is also is associated with anxiety and depression which may benefit from a treatment such as mindfulness. objectives: to determine the effectiveness of the mindfulness in decreasing the anxiety and depression in the patients suffering from ibs. methods: the research ...

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is a rare disease characterized by mucocutaneous hyperpigmentation and intestinal hamartomatous polyposis. Life-threatening complications include intestinal obstruction and increased risk of gastrointestinal malignancies. While colonoscopy continues to serve as the gold standard for examination of the colon, newer techniques such as capsule endoscopy and double-balloon en...

INTRODUCTION Bowel-associated dermatosis-arthritis syndrome (BADAS) is a recurrent and episodic neutrophilic dermatosis characterized by erythematous macules, which quickly evolve into papules and vesiculopustules on the trunk and upper extremities. Originally only associated with bariatric surgery, BADAS is now reported secondary to gastrointestinal disease. Although typically seen in adults, ...

background: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is a very common disorder. some researches have pointed to an interaction between psychiatric disorders and ibs. present study aimed to determine psychiatric disorders in patients with ibs compared to normal controls among an iranian population. materials and methods: all freshmen students (n=3012) of tehran university invited to the study at 2001. a t...

background: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) with chronic abdominal pain and changes in bowel habits in the absence of any organic cause is identi_ed as the most common known gastrointestinal disorder. ibs affects both sexes and can occur at any age. diagnosis of this disease in younger patients and women is more likely. in the pathophysiology of ibs, hereditary, environmental, visceral, psycholo...