Editorial: challenging established perceptions of brain-gut interactions in functional gastrointestinal disorders - brain-gut, gut-brain, or both?

The microbiota-gut-brain axis in gastrointestinal disorders: stressed bugs, stressed brain or both?

The gut-brain axis is the bidirectional communication between the gut and the brain, which occurs through multiple pathways that include hormonal, neural and immune mediators. The signals along this axis can originate in the gut, the brain or both, with the objective of maintaining normal gut function and appropriate behaviour. In recent years, the study of gut microbiota has become one of the ...

Psychobiotics and Brain-Gut Microbiota Axis

Fermented foods containing probiotic bacteria have been used for many years to improve the health or treatment of some diseases. Nowadays, the Therapeutic properties of probiotics are becoming more and more obvious to everyone, insofar as in recent years, more attention has been paid to the potential relation between gut microbiota and mental health. Several studies have shown that intestinal m...

Brain-Gut Interactions in IBS

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disorder with an estimated prevalence of 10-20%. Current understanding of the pathophysiology of IBS is incomplete due to the lack of a clearly identified pathological abnormality and due to the lack of reliable biomarkers. Possible mechanisms believed to contribute to IBS development and IBS like symptoms include physical stressors, s...

Rome IV-Functional GI Disorders: Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction.

Brain–Gut Interactions and Maintenance Factors in Pediatric Gastroenterological Disorders

Pediatric gastroenterological disorders are frequently encountered by the practicing pediatric psychologist and can be challenging to treat due to the range of presenting symptoms and potentially high impact on patient’s functioning. In this article, the authors aim to (a) describe the brain–gut axis as a means to increase understanding among pediatric psychologists of the biological mechanisms...