Irritable bowel syndrome is a functional gastrointestinal illness, defined by symptoms. Irritable bowel syndrome has been described as a biopsychosocial condition, in which colonic dysfunction is affected by psychological and social factors. As a result of this unusual constellation, irritable bowel syndrome may be subject to cultural variables that differ in different parts of the globe. In th...

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...

Whilst following up large numbers of patients with irritable bowel syndrome we got the impression that wholemeal wheat and bran products made people with the condition worse rather than better. One hundred consecutive new referrals, all of whom had tried bran, were questioned to resolve this issue. 55% of patients were made worse by bran whereas only 10% had found it helpful. With the exception...

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,...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES This study quantified health-related quality of life in a group of irritable bowel syndrome patients and measures changes following a treatment programme of nurse-led gut-directed hypnotherapy. BACKGROUND It is well recognized that health-related quality of life can be severely impaired in patients suffering form the irritable bowel syndrome. Current conventional treatment...

AIM To identify simple, objective, accurate histological criteria for distinguishing acute infective-type colitis, chronic idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease, and irritable bowel syndrome on rectal biopsy in patients with acute onset diarrhoea at first presentation, one to 10 weeks after onset. METHODS Cell counts and measurements of mucosal architecture were made on initial rectal biopsie...

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...

Irritable bowel syndrome is a very urgent problem in modern gastroenterology. A deeper understanding of the ethology and pathogenesis, variety drugs for treatment IBS gives hope possibility effective control over disease near future. The article provides brief overview latest advances study irritable syndrome, which were reported at next UEG Week Virtual 2020, held October 2020.