Introduction irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) which has been well described in western populations especially as the commonest cause of recurrent abdominal pain The aim of this study was to document the prevalence of Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) amongst children in western Nigeria and increase the aware ness of IBS amongst physicians w...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: symptoms consistent with irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) are common among patients with inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) in remission phase, and clinicians have difficulties in interpreting such symptoms as an ongoing disease activity or a coexistent ibs. we investigated if the assessment of fecal calprotectin (...

BACKGROUND Irritable bowel syndrome is one of the most commonly encountered gastrointestinal disorders, for which there are no established diagnostic criteria. Thus, a diagnosis of IBS is made by exclusion of any organic diseases. Recently, important attempts for the positive diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome by questionnaire surveys of physical symptoms have been made. We performed a quest...

This study investigated the effects of long-term treatment with rifaximin and the probiotic VSL#3 on uro-genital and gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) plus diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (D-IBS) compared with patients with D-IBS alone. Eighty-five patients with CP/CPPS (45 with subtype IIIa and 40 with IIIb) plu...

objective: previous studies have shown that up to 50% to 70% of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) who seek treatment have psychiatric comorbidity. the aim of this study was to report the history of anxiety and depression in ibs patients. methods: the study, designed as a cross-sectional, was performed in a consecutive sample of individuals diagnosed with ibs in the gastroenterology c...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 aim : the aim of this study was to compare the long-term effects of cognitive-behavioral treatment and mindfulness-based treatment on decreasing symptoms of patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (ibs). background : one of the most modern therapies put forward in therapy of ibs is mindfulness-based metacognitive ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a complex disorder that is characterized by abdominal pain and altered bowel habit, and often associates with other gastrointestinal symptoms such as feelings of incomplete bowel movement and abdominal bloating, and extra-intestinal symptoms such as headache, dyspareunia, heartburn, muscle pain, and back pain. It also frequently coexists with conditions that ma...

The article provides an analysis of changes in ideas about pathogenetic mechanisms, approaches to the diagnosis and treatment irritable bowel syndrome children. Current data on pathophysiological mechanisms IBS are presented. Algorithms for management children with this pathology presented, based new positions Rome IV criteria Russian recommendations functional disorders digestive system

One of the common questions asked by individuals who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome is whether hormones might play a role in causing the problem. In particular, some women with IBS wonder about this based on their own observations of changes in their bowel symptoms with the menstrual cycle. The possible role of hormones in IBS has been investigated in recent years by several researchers, ...