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Patient-facing web platform helped identify those with higher colorectal cancer risk

A program that asked patients to enter their family health history identified more high-risk patients but didn't change rates of colorectal cancer screening or genetic counseling, a trial of U.S. veterans found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/18/1.htm
18 Nov 2022

Self-administered questionnaire may help evaluate patients' cirrhosis knowledge

The questionnaire, which covered medication use and accessibility, medication obstacles, lactulose use, diuretic use, beta-blocker use, and dietary sodium use, was validated in a study of 582 outpatients and 131 inpatients.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/23/1.htm
23 Sep 2022

Biopsy-proven NAFLD associated with higher rates of MACE

Patients in a Swedish study whose nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) was confirmed on biopsy were more likely to experience incident major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE).
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/24/2.htm
24 Sep 2021

New best practice advice tackles pain in disorders of gut-brain interaction

An expert review from the American Gastroenterological Association cautioned against using opioids to treat pain from irritable bowel syndrome, functional dyspepsia, or centrally mediated abdominal pain syndrome, among other advice.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/23/2.htm
23 Jul 2021

Spotlight on COVID-19 vaccines in IBD

Recent research looked at the response to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines among patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), as well as examined COVID-19 vaccine uptake and offered ways to address vaccine hesitancy in this population.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/10/22/5.htm
22 Oct 2021

Systematic review compares over-the-counter treatments for chronic constipation

Polyethylene glycol and senna had good evidence for their use as first-line laxatives, while moderate evidence supported fiber supplements, fruits, stimulant laxatives, and magnesium-based products.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/25/3.htm
25 Jun 2021

Colorectal cancer risk higher after incomplete polyp resection

A follow-up analysis of patients who had a 5- to 20-mm neoplastic polyp resected found significantly greater risk of advanced neoplasia on their next colonoscopy if the resection was incomplete.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/08/27/6.htm
27 Aug 2021

Low FODMAP diet beat other dietary interventions for IBS, review finds

A diet low in fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAP) ranked first for abdominal pain severity and abdominal bloating or distension severity in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) but was not superior for bowel habit.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/08/27/3.htm
27 Aug 2021

GI bleeding risks with warfarin and DOACs compared

Warfarin was associated with a similar risk of lower GI bleeding as direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) but more than twice the rate of upper GI bleeding, which led study authors to suggest that DOACs may be preferable to warfarin in patients at high risk of upper GI bleeds.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/26/1.htm
26 Aug 2022

Spotlight on PPIs and cancer

Recent studies assessed the association between proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) and cancer, as well as the effects of PPI treatment after a cancer diagnosis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/23/5.htm
23 Jul 2021

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