Search results for "Irritable bowel syndrome"
Home-based cognitive behavioral therapy improved IBS symptoms
Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who received four sessions of primarily home-based cognitive behavioral therapy had similar symptom improvement to those who went to 10 standard therapy sessions.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/25/2.htm
25 May 2018
ACG updates guideline on diagnosis, management of Crohn's disease
The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) guideline includes a strong recommendation on diagnosis stating that fecal calprotectin is a helpful test that should be considered to help differentiate inflammatory bowel disease from irritable bowel syndrome.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/27/1.htm
27 Apr 2018
Spotlight on FODMAPs
Two studies published this month, a review and a randomized, placebo-controlled trial, looked at the impact of a diet low in fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAPs) in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/23/5.htm
23 Jun 2017
IBS-D drug worked better than placebo in patients already using loperamide
The industry-funded analysis looked at two phase 3 randomized, controlled trials of patients who were randomized to placebo or eluxadoline (75 or 100 mg) twice daily for 26 or 52 weeks.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/28/3.htm
28 Apr 2017
IBS-D drug should not be prescribed to patients without gallbladders
The FDA suggests that clinicians should consider alternatives to eluxadoline in this population.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/03/24/8.htm
24 Mar 2017
Spotlight on irritable bowel syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) was the focus of two recent studies this month, which analyzed patients with symptoms of diarrhea-predominant IBS and IBS after infectious enteritis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/01/27/6.htm
27 Jan 2017
In chronic severe functional constipation, electroacupuncture increased complete spontaneous bowel movements
Patients undergoing electroacupuncture experienced a change from baseline in mean complete spontaneous bowel movements per week during the treatment period, and treatment effects were even greater after patients stopped attending the sessions.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/01/27/9.htm
27 Jan 2017