2015 Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder that poses a management challenge. IBS with constipation as the dominant bowel habit is a common phenotype and features abdominal pain, infrequent bowel movements or difficult defecation, bloating and distention, as major symptoms. While laxatives increase stool frequency, they have little impact on other symptoms; prior, more specificall...

We describe an unusual case of pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) in a patient with chronic pulmonary disease. A 79-year-old woman was hospitalized due to abdominal fullness and bowel habit change. Colonoscopy revealed numerous round cystic lesions in the sigmoid colon, which bled easily on contact. Due to persistent local peritonitis, a left hemicolectomy with primary anastomosis was per...

Peritoneal lipomatosis is a rare disease in childhood with only two cases previously described in children. We report a further case of a 12-year-old boy diagnosed with peritoneal lipomatosis. His main symptoms were abdominal pain, alternating bowel habit, abdominal distension, and melaena. His diagnostic work up included an abdominal MRI, wireless capsule endoscopy and single-balloon enterosco...

Bowel habit has been studied in a group of 92 outpatients with ileorectal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis and compared with that in a group of 45 outpatients with ileorectal anastomosis for colonic polyposis. Bowel frequency ranged from 1-7 to 8-7 stools per 24 hours with a mean of 4-5 in the colitic group compared with a range of 1-3 to 8-1 stools per 24 hours and a mean of 3-5 in the polyp...

62 IBS: CLINICAL SYMPTOMS IBS is a disorder in which abdominal pain or discomfort is a primary symptom. It is accompanied by a change in bowel habit and abnormal stool frequency (defined as >3 bowel movements per day [diarrhea] or <3 bowel movements per week [constipation]) (1). IBS patients also commonly report hard or loose/watery stools, a feeling of incomplete evacuation after bowel movemen...

OBJECTIVE To describe the process of colorectal cancer diagnosis in Queensland, and to determine factors associated with time to diagnosis. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Cross-sectional study of 1996 patients with colorectal cancer recruited through the Queensland Cancer Registry. Data were collected by computer-assisted telephone interview between May 2003 and August 2005. MAIN OUTCOME ...

Chronic oxidative stress impairs regular defecation. Sulforaphane (SFN) enhances anti-oxidant systems, ameliorating oxidative injury. SFN inhibits overgrowth of anaerobic microflora and protects small intestine from oxidative injury. We assessed whether daily intake of SFN-rich broccoli sprouts (BS) improves defecation in humans. Forty-eight subjects, with a constipation scoring system (CSS) >2...

BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer is common, causing approximately 11% of cancer deaths in the UK. However, a GP would only expect to see one new presentation each year. Referral guidelines outlining clinical scenarios of high risk have been published. These aim to help GPs select patients for rapid investigation. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to review the presenting features of colore...