Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) subtypes: Nothing resembles less an IBS than another IBS

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Introduction

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), which is classified as a functional gastrointestinal disorder, is a chronic condition of the lower gastrointestinal tract (Figure 1) that affects as many as 15% of adults in the United States. Not easily characterized by structural abnormalities, infection, or metabolic disturbances, the underlying mechanisms of IBS have for many years remained unclear. Recent re...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Diet

The role of diet in patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome still remains empirical, as the underlying pathophysiologic disturbances of this disorder are not fully elucidated and randomised controlled trials are difficult to perform. The mainstey for dietary manipulation still remains the exclusion diets. The new, in this field is that the “forbidden” foods are fewer than in the past and the die...

Trial on IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome

CONDITIONS: Half of the irritable bowel syndrome patients received an exclusion diet that took into account the individual food incompatibilities (detectable by means of a test for food-specific IgG antibodies). The other irritable bowel syndrome patients received a sham diet that did not take into account any incompatibilities. The following symptoms were measured: deterioration and improvemen...

IBS-C irritable bowel syndrome with constipation

The measurement of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-related misconceptions in people with IBS.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common chronic disorder affecting between 15% and 22% of Western populations; core symptoms include abdominal pain and disturbed bowel function. Adjusting to living with IBS may entail considerable coping effort and, because medical treatments are largely ineffective, people with IBS must learn to manage the condition themselves. Self-management programs that...