Mayo Clinic Minute: How to cope with irritable bowel syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can significantly disrupt a person's daily life. Some people suffer in silence because of painful stomach cramps, diarrhea and constipation. These symptoms can significantly affect a person's quality of life. IBS affects the stomach and intestines, also called the gastrointestinal tract. "Irritable bowel syndrome is a common disorder in the United States, affecting approximately 10% of U.S. adults," says Dr. Brian Lacy, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 27, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Consumer Health: Recognizing the signs of irritable bowel syndrome
April is IBS Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS. Research suggests that about 12% of people in the U.S. have irritable bowel syndrome, and it's more common among women than men and in people younger than 50, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic condition that affects the large intestine. Even though the digestive… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 14, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
IBS symptoms are likely to be caused by certain 'culprits', says Dr Goel
Dr Vivek Goel shared with Express.co.uk the "main culprits" that could trigger symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome . (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rates of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Increased After COVID-19 Hospitalization
FRIDAY, April 7, 2023 -- Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 report higher rates of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) than those without COVID-19, according to a study published in the March issue of Gut.
Giovanni Marasco, Ph.D., from the Azienda... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Devastation as dad dies after irritable bowel syndrome turned out to be cancer
Despite his original diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome, a CT scan revealed Michael Moriarty had tumours in his bowel, liver and lung. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ticks Carry More Diseases Than Just Lyme. Here ’ s What You Need to Know
Chris Rose lost ten years of his health—not to mention his gallbladder—to a single tick bite. The tick bit in 2010 and Rose, now a 50-year-old network engineer in Chapel Hill, N.C., thought little of it at the time.
“It was one of those lone star ticks,” he says, “and I just picked it off me. It wasn’t a big deal.”
Before long, however, Rose began developing crushing chest pains, abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, and other symptoms. Doctors screened him for heart disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and gallstones, and even removed his gallbladder to see if that might ease the intesti...
Source: TIME: Health - April 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized Disease healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Doctor noticed blood 'splattering all over' the toilet prior to bowel cancer diagnosis
The GP and mum-of-two felt "surely" her symptoms could have been due to piles or irritable bowel syndrome . (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Are You Misdiagnosing IBS? Watch Out for This Mimic Are You Misdiagnosing IBS? Watch Out for This Mimic
A little-known condition called systemic nickel allergy syndrome can mirror some of the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. Prompt recognition of it helps patients avoid treatment delays.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - March 10, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
New gut calming innovation to bring relief to IBS sufferers
The discovery of a strain of bacteria shown to reduce inflammation in the intestine caused by irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) could bring relief to millions of sufferers after being turned into an innovative natural food supplement by University of Bristol biotech spin-out Ferryx. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - March 2, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Veterinary School; Press Release Source Type: news
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Takes Big Toll on Mental Health
Reviewing data from more than 1.2 million IBS patients, more than 38% of these patients had anxiety and more than 27% had depression. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Takes Big Toll on Mental Health
WEDNESDAY, March 1, 2023 -- When Dr. Yezaz Ghouri sees patients with the cramping, abdominal pain and diarrhea that are hallmark symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), he’ll typically ask how life’s going.
More often than not, his... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Gravity could be the reason for painful IBS symptoms such as bloating and diarrhoea
Gravity is the powerful force that pulls everything down to earth, but could it also be the underlying cause of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)? (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UCLA receives $20 million to establish Goodman –Luskin Microbiome Center
Key takeawaysA $20 million gift from Andrea and Donald Goodman and Renee and Meyer Luskin will fund a new center at UCLA focused on the microbiome and its effect on health.Investigators at the new center will study the microbiome’s role in disease prevention and the body’s immune response.The enterprise will be led by Elaine Hsiao, UCLA ’s De Logi Professor of Biological Sciences.Among the most promising areas of scientific inquiry is the study of the human microbiome and its effect on health. To fuel more rapid progress in this field, Andrea and Donald Goodman and Renee and Meyer Luskin have made a $20 million g...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - February 15, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
How Good is Cholecystectomy For Biliary Dyskinesia in Pediatric Patients?
Discussion
Biliary disease includes gallstones, cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder), cholangiopathy and cholangitis (pathology of the bile ducts), biliary dyskinesia, gangrene, and cancer. Some are often overlapping as gallstones often contributing to cholecystitis and cholangitis.
Biliary dyskinesia (BD) is well-recognized in adults. Adult criteria include: “abdominal pain located in the epigastrium and/or right upper quadrant along with; buildup of pain to a steady level and lasting 30 minutes or longer, pain occurring at different intervals and not daily, severe enough to interrupt activities or lead t...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 30, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Effects of MD-7246 on Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Diarrhea Effects of MD-7246 on Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Diarrhea
This study evaluated the efficacy, safety and dose-response of MD-7246, a delayed-release formulation of linaclotide, in patients with IBS-D.Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
