prevalence and characteristics of irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) amongst medical students of gilan northern province of iran

irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) prevalence in medical students of gilan university of medical sciences

background: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is one of the most prevalent gastrointestinal disorders, characterized by non-specific symptoms such as abdominal pain and altered bowel habit without any organic pathology. its prevalence varies in human communities. we performed this study to determine the prevalence of ibs in medical students of gilan university of medical sciences (gums). materials...

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...

Investigating on pathophysiology of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and its associating genetic derangements: A review study

Introduction: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is known as a prevalent, long-term condition of the digestive system, which affect a significant proportion of societies.Methods: In the current study, we have reviewed and investigated on the conducted researches covering IBS pathophysiology and the genes associated  with the manifestation of the syndrome.Findings: Throughout the published literatur...

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