BACKGROUND Alosetron is a potent and selective 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, which has been shown to be beneficial in the treatment of female patients with non-constipated irritable bowel syndrome. AIMS To investigate the effect of alosetron on whole gut, small bowel and colonic transit in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (Study 1) and healthy volunteers (Study 2). SUBJECTS Thirteen pati...

s, Posters, Oral Presentations & Awards Ferreira, N. B., Eugenicos, M., Morris, P., Gillanders, D. "Acceptance of irritable bowel syndrome as a mediator between anxiety and outcomes in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)‖. Gut, UEGW abstracts Supplement, A139. -Poster presented at the 18 th United European Gastroenterology Week, Barcelona, Spain, October 2010. Ferreira, N. B., Eugenicos, M., Morris,...

BACKGROUND The natural history of irritable bowel syndrome is unclear, including the likelihood that these patients will be diagnosed with an alternative organic or functional gastrointestinal disorder. Understanding the stability of an irritable bowel syndrome diagnosis may limit repeated diagnostic evaluation among these patients. METHODS The inclusion criteria included observational longit...

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...

objectives: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is a common gastrointestinal disorder. due to its high prevalence and absence of curative therapy, ibs has the potential to create tremendous burden on the health care system. herein, we systematically reviewed the published literature to investigate the epidemiology of ibs in iran. methods: studies that were reviewed in this article were primarily ide...

there is a growing interest of clinical and epidemiological researches in the field of functional gastrointestinal disorders in our society. accordingly, validated and culturally adapted instruments are required for appropriate measurement of variables specially the quality of life. the aim of our study was the linguistic validation of the irritable bowel syndrome-quality of life questionnaire ...

background: dairy products intolerance is defined by existing of gastrointestinal symptoms following dairy product consumption. its prevalence varies among different countries. this study is conducted to determine the frequencies and severities of intolerance symptoms in the consumption of different dairy products in iranian students of medical sciences. methods: in this cross-sectional study, ...

In order to investigate the possible involvement of gastrointestinal hormones in functional disorders of the digestive tract, serum motilin, neurotensin and gastrin levels in their response to oral intake of fat and glucose were examined in patients with irritable colon syndrome and dumping syndrome. The following results were obtained. (1) Basal serum motilin levels were higher in patients wit...

INTRODUCTION In this retrospective study, we reviewed the outpatient data of patients with premature ejaculation to investigate the association of that disorder with irritable bowel syndrome and a positive history of enuresis. MATERIALS AND METHODS All patients with premature ejaculation who had presented to the author's office from March 2002 to June 2003 were selected. Their medical records...