IBS and Chronic Constipation News

• FODMAP-Lowering Diet App More Effective Than Spasmolytic in Improving IBS Symptoms In primary care irritable bowel syndrome patients, a FODMAP-lowering diet guided by a smartphone app was superior to the spasmolytic otilonium bromide in improving symptoms, and should be considered a first-line treatment in this setting, researchers suggest.
  Reuters Health Information, May 10, 2022
• Probiotic Improves Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Thirty days of treatment with Bifidobacterium longum 35624 was associated with a significant decrease in symptom severity in more than half of patients in a French study.
  Medscape Medical News, May 09, 2022
• Smart Toilets: Next Tool Against Diseases (Including COVID) Human stool contains a treasure trove of valuable health information. New tech-enabled toilets offer a way to capture key insights before they're flushed away.
  WebMD Health News, May 09, 2022
• Experts: Screen Patients With IBS for Eating Disorder Before prescribing a diet for irritable bowel syndrome, clinicians should make sure their patients don't have disordered eating.
  Medscape Medical News, April 20, 2022
• Transcutaneous Electrical Acustimulation May Help Ease Functional Constipation Transcutaneous electrical acustimulation at acupoint ST36 on the leg improves functional constipation by enhancing rectal sensation and parasympathetic activity, a small study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, April 07, 2022
• Three Popular IBS Diets Found Equivalent Despite similar outcomes, patients with nonconstipated irritable bowel syndrome found traditional dietary advice easier to follow than the other options.
  Medscape Medical News, March 10, 2022
• Rome IV Modifications May Improve IBS Diagnosis Proposed new criteria may help specialists, but they should also help primary care physicians be more confident in making a diagnosis.
  Medscape Medical News, March 03, 2022
• Is it IBD or Something Else? Key Characteristics Offer Clues A comprehensive review details the array of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases of the GI tract that look like — but aren't — IBD.
  Medscape Medical News, February 24, 2022
• Open-Label Placebo Improves Symptoms in Pediatric IBS Sham therapy without deception proved at least as effective as drug treatment in new study.
  Medscape Medical News, February 01, 2022
• Greater Intestinal Permeability Seen With Bile Acid Diarrhea Than IBS Diarrhea People with bile acid diarrhea may have more permeable intestines than people with irritable bowel syndrome diarrhea, a new study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, December 30, 2021
• Candida Cleanses: Are Anti-Yeast Diets Just a Fad? Despite uncertain health claims, diets set on eliminating Candida from our guts are seemingly everywhere.
  Medscape Medical News, December 17, 2021
• Microbiota May Predict Success on Low FODMAP Diet Distinct markers were associated with greater response to a low FODMAP diet in adults with irritable bowel syndrome.
  Medscape Medical News, December 15, 2021
• Managing Pain in Gut-Brain Interaction Disorders This American Gastroenterological Association clinical practice update is aimed at the management of patients in whom pain persists after first-line therapies fail to resolve visceral causes of pain.
  Medscape Medical News, November 11, 2021
• New COVID-Related GI Symptoms Common in IBD Patients International registry data show new onset of GI symptoms is common in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients with COVID-19 regardless of IBD disease status.
  Medscape Medical News, September 03, 2021
• Clinical Practice Guideline: Vaccination in Patients With IBD The two-part clinical practice guideline covers both live and inactivated vaccines for adult and pediatric patients who have irritable bowel disease (IBD).
  Medscape Medical News, August 12, 2021
• Physician 'Predator' Sentenced for Opioid-Related Patient Death Operator of Tennessee pain clinic faces at least 20 years in prison for illegal drug distribution; family doctor admits guilt in $6 million fraud scheme; and more.
  Medscape Medical News, August 10, 2021
• More Post–COVID-19 GI Symptoms: Malnutrition, Weight Loss More than half of patients with COVID-19–associated gastrointestinal symptoms were unable to regain lost weight at 3 months, even after all other symptoms resolved, and may require ongoing follow-up care.
  Medscape Medical News, July 14, 2021
• Psychological Problems Common in IBS, May Worsen Prognosis Individuals with inflammatory bowel syndrome often have comorbid psychological problems, which may influence symptom severity, new research confirms.
  Reuters Health Information, July 07, 2021
• How Do Three Natural Remedies for Chronic Constipation Measure Up? When it comes to natural remedies for chronic constipation including kiwifruit, psyllium fiber, and prunes, kiwifruit has the fewest side effects and is most liked by patients, according to results of a comparative effectiveness study.
  Reuters Health Information, June 10, 2021
• DDW 2021 GI Symptoms and Chronic Fatigue May Persist Months After COVID-19 Gastrointestinal symptoms and chronic fatigue may persist months after COVID-19 resolves, results of a recent cohort-controlled study suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, May 28, 2021