BACKGROUND Abdominal bloating is a common symptom in patients with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C). However, it is not included among the required items in the Rome III diagnostic criteria for IBS. Little is known about an impact of abdominal bloating seen in patients with IBS-C. Using a large population-based sample, the aim of the present study was to investigate what is th...

We examined the defecatory conditions in a population of Japanese subjects and analyzed the measured parameters as a means for self-evaluation of defecation. Subjects (n=1195) were residents of northern Japan and were all aged over 40 years. The state of defecation and fecal characteristics were assessed with regard to nine parameters including "self-reported bowel habit" and "bowel movement fr...

OBJECTIVES To investigate whether solifenacin intervention leads to any changes in bowel symptoms, and the types of impacts imposed on bowel symptoms in patients with overactive bladder (OAB). METHODS This prospective, single-arm observational study included 40 adult patients who underwent anticholinergic treatment for OAB. Outcome measures were determined by examining differences in voiding ...

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...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a highly prevalent functional disorder characterised by chronic and recurrent abdominal pain and altered bowel habit. Numerous pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment options have proven to have some benefit in the condition, and a multidisciplinary approach should ensure that treatment is tailored to the individual. Recently, an enhanced understanding...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Anisakiasis is frequent in Jeju Island because of the people's habit of ingesting raw fish. This study evaluated the clinical characteristics of patients with small bowel anisakiasis and compared them with those of patients with gastric anisakiasis. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 109 patients diagnosed with anisakiasis between May 2003 and November ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a complex disorder clinically characterized by abdominal pain and altered bowel habit. Its pathogenetic mechanisms are still incompletely known; genes, psychosocial factors, changes in gastrointestinal motility and visceral hypersensitivity are traditionally thought to play a crucial role in symptom generation. Recent studies have identified new additional fact...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic condition characterized by abdominal pain and altered bowel habit, in the absence of demonstrable structural gastrointestinal (GI) abnormality. Essentially, the gut functions abnormally -people experience symptoms of pain, diarrhea and/or constipation, but no abnormality of the bowel can be identified by standard medical tests. Numerous research studi...

In the clinical setting may be difficult the discrimination of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases from those with functional intestinal disorders due to the overlapping and non-specific symptoms, such as abdominal pain and altered bowel habit. Several blood markers currently help clinicians in the management of these patients, but the low specificity makes them unreliable for the detecti...