Open-label placebo works as well as double-blind placebo in irritable bowel syndrome
(Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) In a randomized clinical trial published in the journal PAIN, researchers found participants with moderate to severe irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who were knowingly treated with a pharmacologically inactive pill -- referred to as an honest or open-label placebo -- reported clinically meaningful improvements in their IBS symptoms. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 30, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
What Are Indications for a Ileostomy?
Discussion
There are three types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD):
Crohn’s disease (CD) – can affect entire gastrointestinal tract but often is discontinuous (i.e., has skipped areas), has transmural inflammation and disease, has granulomas
Ulcerative colitis (UC) – affects the colon, is continuous (i.e., has no skipped areas) and has superficial mucosal ulcerations
Unclassified IBD – has chronic colitis but not specific features of CD or UC
The specific pathogenesis appears to be multifactorial with having a genetic predisposition (1.6 – 30% risk of developing UC if patient has first deg...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - March 29, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
FDA qualifies C-Path's Diary for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms-Constipation (DIBSS-C)
(Critical Path Institute (C-Path)) C-Path Patient-Reported Outcome Consortium announces the qualification of the Diary for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms-Constipation by FDA. The DIBSS-C was developed by the PRO Consortium's Irritable Bowel Syndrome Working Group to support symptom-based efficacy endpoints in clinical trials for products intended to treat constipation-predominant IBS in adults. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 9, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Antidepressants could be prescribed by GPs as the new weapon in the war on Irritable Bowel Syndrome
IBS affects nine million Britons, causing agonising pain, bloating, diarrhoea and constipation - with few effective treatments available. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 27, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
DDT COA #000005: Diary for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms – Constipation (DIBSS-C)
(Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - January 26, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
IBS triggers: Why is my IBS flaring up? Foods to avoid if you have IBS
IRRITABLE bowel syndrome affects about two in 10 people in the UK. Here's the foods to avoid if you have IBS, according to an expert. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 22, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
IBS: Foods to avoid if you suffer from IBS symptoms
IRRITABLE bowel syndrome is a common condition which causes symptoms associated with the digestive system. Here are the foods to avoid if you have IBS. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 14, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
C-Path PRO Consortium measure used to support an FDA-approved label claim
(Critical Path Institute (C-Path)) C-Path Patient-Reported Outcome Consortium announces that clinical study results using the Consortium's Diary for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms-Constipation (DIBSS-C) were recently included in the expanded label for the drug LINZESS ® . (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Boost your gut feeling: From a tummy massager to a tracker app, which is the best for IBS?
JO WATERS: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects one in ten adults in the UK, causing bloating, diarrhoea, constipation and cramps. We asked a professor to assess some new products to treat it. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 5, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ACG Issues First-Ever IBS Clinical Practice Guideline ACG Issues First-Ever IBS Clinical Practice Guideline
Advances in diagnostic testing and therapeutic options for irritable bowel syndrome has led the American College of Gastroenterology to develop the first-ever clinical practice guideline for managing the disorder.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - December 23, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
ACG Develops First Guideline for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Authors suggest use of positive diagnostic strategy for improving time to initiation of appropriate therapy (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - December 22, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Pathology, Pharmacy, Psychiatry, Journal, Source Type: news
ACG Develops First Guideline for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
TUESDAY, Dec. 22, 2020 -- In a new American College of Gastroenterology clinical guideline, published online Dec. 14 in The American Journal of Gastroenterology, recommendations are presented for diagnostic testing and therapeutic options for... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 22, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
IBS symptoms could be avoided this Christmas with some simple ‘healthy diet swaps’
IRRITABLE bowel syndrome symptoms could get the better of sufferers who get swept along with the overindulgence of traditional foods this festive season. Nutritionist May Simpkin offers some simple diet swaps you can make so IBS doesn't ruin your Christmas. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New treatment in development for irritable bowel syndrome with constipation
(Brigham and Women's Hospital) Researchers devised a plan to treat IBS with constipation by delivering chenodeoxycholic acid in a bilayered capsule, finding that this mode of delivery could decrease colon cramping and thus produce a better patient experience. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 8, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Growing evidence suggests popping too many heartburn pills is actually CAUSING tummy troubles
In fact, experts warn that the over-reliance on drugs such as omeprazole and lansoprazole could even explain a recent surge in diagnoses of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 5, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news