Functional Dyspepsia and Severity of Psychologic Symptoms Associate With Postprandial Symptoms in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have an increased response of postprandial symptoms to a combined lactulose nutrient challenge test, compared with healthy volunteers. We investigated the associations among co-morbid functional dyspepsia (FD), severity of psychologic symptoms, and breath test results in response to this test.

Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - April 24, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Daniel Pohl, Lukas Van Oudenhove, Hans T örnblom, Boris Le Nevé, Jan Tack, Magnus Simrén Source Type: research