D. Guadagnolia, V. Lubiczb,c, G. Martinellia, M. Papinuttod, S. Simulac, G. Villadoro†a a Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, and INFN, Sezione di Roma, P.le A. Moro 2, I-00185 Rome, Italy b Dip. di Fisica, Università di Roma Tre, Via della Vasca Navale 84, I-00146 Rome, Italy c INFN, Sezione di Roma III, Via della Vasca Navale 84, I-00146 Rome, Italy d John von Neumann-In...

Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition. Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Girona. CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición CB06/03/010, Girona. SPAIN Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain. 3 Scientific Directorate, Bambino Gesù Hospital; Rome. Italy Department of Endocrinology, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra and CIBEROBN ...

BACKGROUND Constipation is a chronic problem in many patients all over the world. OBJECTIVE - To evaluate the effect of consumption of a probiotic fermented milk beverage containing Bifidobacterium animalis on the symptoms of constipation. METHODS - This randomized, double-blind controlled trial included 49 female patients aged 20 to 50 years and diagnosed with constipation according to the...

OBJECTIVE Cow's milk allergy has different presentations in children and can cause functional bowel symptoms such as chronic constipation. The aims of this study were to investigate the role of cow's milk allergy as a cause of chronic constipation and effect of cow's milk free diet (CMFD) on its treatment in children. METHODS We performed a randomized clinical study comparing CMFD with cow's ...

A. Lavagnini*, Anna M. Sempreviva and C. Transerici, Istituto di Scienze dell’Atmosfera e del Clima, CNR, Sezione di Roma, Via Fosso del Cavaliere 100, I-00133 Rome, Italy C. Accadia, M. Casaioli and S. Mariani, Agenzia per la Protezione dell’Ambiente e per i Servizi Tecnici, Via Curtatone 3, I-00100 Rome, Italy A. Speranza, Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica, Università di Camerino, Via ...

Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a highly prevalent disease characterized by symptoms originating from the gastroduodenal region in the absence of underlying organic disease. The Rome III consensus made a distinction between meal-induced and meal-unrelated symptoms and proposed subdivision of FD into postprandial distress syndrome and epigastric pain syndrome. The applicability of this subdivision ...

BACKGROUND As a common disease in pediatrics, constipation poses a high burden to the community. In this study, we aimed to investigate the efficacy of dry cupping therapy (an Eastern traditional manipulative therapy) in children with functional constipation. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred and twenty children (4-18 years old) diagnosed as functional constipation according to ROME III crite...