Context: Functional constipation (FC) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) represent very common pediatric functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs). Controversial results have suggested a potential role of food allergy as a trigger of functional bowel

OBJECTIVES The goals of the study were the following: 1) to determine the frequency of psychiatric disorders and irritable bowel syndrome in patients with asthma and 2) to compare the frequency of these disorders in patients with asthma to their frequency in healthy controls. INTRODUCTION Patients with asthma have a higher frequency of irritable bowel syndrome and psychiatric disorders. MET...

BACKGROUND Acupuncture is used by patients as a treatment for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) but the evidence on effectiveness is limited. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome in primary care when provided as an adjunct to usual care. METHODS DESIGN A two-arm pragmatic randomised controlled trial. SETTING Primary care in t...

Background: Irritable bowel syndrome is one of the most common functional disorders of the digestive tract which causes a lot of problems for patients. Medicinal plants may decrease symptoms and improve patients` life. Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of ginger on the symptoms of IBS. Methods: In this triple blind clinical trial, 64 patients with irritable...

INTRODUCTION Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder with an estimated prevalence of up to 20% in the United States (1). Although few individuals with IBS seek medical treatment for their symptoms (1), IBS is the most frequent diagnosis made by gastroenterologists (2). Individuals with IBS have reduced health-related quality of life, substantially d...

In a randomized, double-blind controlled trial, 42 children with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) were given pH-dependent, enteric-coated peppermint oil capsules or placebo. After 2 weeks, 75% of those receiving peppermint oil had reduced severity of pain associated with IBS. Peppermint oil may be used as a therapeutic agent during the symptomatic phase of IBS.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a common gastrointestinal disorder involving the gut-brain axis, and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a chronic relapsing inflammatory disorder, are both increasing in incidence and prevalence in Asia. Both have significant overlap in terms of symptoms, pathophysiology, and treatment, suggesting the possibility of IBS and IBD being a single disease entity albeit...

OBJECTIVE Unhelpful behavior related to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is often targeted and expected to change in treatments such as cognitive behavioral therapies. However, no scale has previously been produced to assess these dimensions. The aim of this study was to develop and validate an IBS-specific behavioral responses questionnaire. METHODS A total of 153 patients with IBS as diagnose...

Introduction: Irritable bowel syndrome(IBS) is one of the most common disorders of GI tract. Irritable bowel syndrome is characterized by chronic pain associated with altered bowel function. No organic abnormalities can be demonstrated reliably in IBS and thus diagnosis rests on symptom-base criteria.In this study rates of abdominal and pelvic surgery were measured in patients with IBS. Methods...