Search results for "Constipation"
Improving celiac disease diagnosis
Celiac disease should be a differential diagnosis in patients with several classic clinical presentations, but atypical symptoms, including constipation, can cause doctors to overlook some patients.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/24/6.htm
24 Feb 2023
Spotlight on abdominal bloating
Bloating is common throughout the world, is strongly associated with abdominal pain, and may improve with adequate doses of rifaximin, recent studies found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/23/5.htm
23 Jun 2023
Case reports published on gastroenterology, hepatology topics
Reports on purple urine in a patient with chronic constipation, long-term use of metronidazole mimicking hepatic encephalopathy, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia involving the liver were published in the past month.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/23/9.htm
23 Sep 2022
Clinical practice update focuses on belching, bloating, distention
The American Gastroenterological Association offered 15 best practices for physicians caring for patients with these common GI symptoms.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/28/1.htm
28 Jul 2023
AGA issues guidance on drug treatment for patients with IBS
Two new clinical practice guidelines from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) provide recommendations on the use of medications to treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with constipation and IBS with diarrhea.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/24/1.htm
24 Jun 2022
In drug-refractory IBS, group CBT with interoceptive exposure improved symptoms and quality of life at 13 wk
Given the results of this small, randomized trial, a head-to-head comparison of multidisciplinary care versus group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) delivered over the internet for patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is now warranted, an ACP Journal Club commentary noted.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/26/10.htm
26 Aug 2022
MKSAP Quiz: Sudden-onset abdominal pain followed by bright red rectal bleeding
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most likely diagnosis for a 68-year-old woman evaluated in the ED for sudden-onset, crampy, left-lower-quadrant abdominal pain followed several hours later by passage of bright red blood per rectum.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/22/4.htm
22 Jul 2022
MKSAP Quiz: A 9-month history of pain, opioids
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate management for a patient who has a 9-month history of abdominal pain that has increased with oxycodone use after surgery.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/19/4.htm
19 Nov 2021
Spotlight on long-term effects of FMT
Recent studies found evidence of long-term safety and efficacy of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for irritable bowel syndrome and other GI diseases.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/24/5.htm
24 Jun 2022
Recent conference coverage featured gastroenterology and hepatology topics
Conference coverage in the December ACP Hospitalist addressed acute-on-chronic liver failure and inpatient constipation.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/28/8.htm
28 Dec 2018