background: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is identified by chronic abdominal pain and altered bowel habits in the absence of organic etiology. premature ejaculation is the most common male sexual disorder. we aimed to evaluate the frequency of premature ejaculation disorders in patients with ibs referred to a gastrointestinal clinic in rafsanjan, iran, in 2012. materials and methods: of all th...

Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) represent a group of chronic and recurrent symptoms in the absence any organic proven disorder [1]. There are several factors involved pathogenesis, although no single cause could be identified addressed properly, like motility disturbances, genetic implications, environmental factors, visceral sensitivity, psychologic alterations, gut-brain disturb...

cronkhite-canada syndrome (ccs) is a rare, non-familial disorder of unknown etiology associated with alopecia, cutaneous hyperpigmentation, gastrointestinal polyposis, onychodystrophy, diarrhea, weight loss and abdominal pain.the prevalence ofâ gastrointestinal malignancy in ccs patients is about 13%, and especially is high in colorectal and gastric areas; 5 year mortality rate is 55%. in this ...

Nausea is common amongst children with functional gastrointestinal disorders and is associated with a high burden of somatic and psychosocial comorbidities in both the short and long-term. Current treatments including medications, phytotherapy, stress-reduction techniques, and gastric electrical stimulation for recalcitrant cases, are reviewed. Functional nausea merits its own diagnostic criter...

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare gastrointestinal disorder characterized by nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms, peripheral eosinophilia, and eosinophilic infiltration of the intestinal wall. The disorder is classified into mucosal, muscular, and subserosal types, depending on the depth of eosinophilic infiltration within the gastrointestinal wall, and the clinical picture varies accord...