The role of resilience in irritable bowel syndrome, other chronic gastrointestinal conditions and the general population

Resilience is the ability to adapt positively to stress and adversity. It is a potential therapeutic target as it is reduced in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) compared to healthy controls and associated with worse symptom severity and poorer quality of life. The aim of this study was to examine if these findings are generalizable by comparing resilience between IBS versus the general population and other chronic gastrointestinal (GI) conditions.

Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - August 19, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Colleen H. Parker, Bruce D. Naliboff, Wendy Shih, Angela P. Presson, Lisa Kilpatrick, Arpana Gupta, Cathy Liu, Laurie A. Keefer, Jenny S. Sauk, Robert Hirten, Bruce E. Sands, Lin Chang Source Type: research