there had been no reliable, satisfactory medical treatment for the full range of IBS symptoms, which can cause severe physical andpsychological distressand deprive sufferers of their quality of life.
Determining which patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are "refractory" is highly subjective. The duration, severity, and type of symptoms and a host of other epidemiologic and psychosocial factors play a role in this determination. Long duration of symptoms alone does not portray the ...
Rectal pain thresholds, rectal smooth muscle tone, and autonomic functioning (except sweat gland reactivity) were unaffected by hypnosis treatment. However, somatization and psychological distress showed large decreases. In conclusion, hypnosis improves IBS symptoms through reductions in psychological distress...
Because irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional medical condition for which there is no curative therapy, treatment goals emphasize relieving gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and optimizing the quality of life (QOL). This study sought to characterize the magnitude of the associations between QOL...
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which in turn complicates treatment decisions. Severe IBS is often inferred after inadequate response to conventional agents; the level of disease impact on quality of life and patient functioning also defines severity. The selective 5-HT(3) antagonist alosetron has been shown to provide improvement...
Treatment Comments More Fibromyalgia is a condition characterized by widespread pain Symptoms of fibromyalgia include the following: Widespread pain: The pain is constant and dull and lasts for at least three months. The pain occurs throughout the body, on both sides of the body, and below ...
Functional gastrointestinal disorders that can cause indigestion include non-ulcer dyspepsia andIBS(irritable bowel syndrome). The symptoms of these conditions will vary but often other gastrointestinal symptoms likeabdominal pain, bloating, increased intestinal gas leading toexcessive belching, nausea and ch...
et al. Visceral sensitivity and symptoms in patients with constipation- or diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): effect of a low-fat intraduodenal infusion. Am. J. Gastroenterol. 100(2), 383–389 (2005). Article Google Scholar Sanmiguel, C.P. & Soffer, E.E. Constipation ...
The objective is to compare the effect of EA versus prucalopride for severe chronic constipation. We will also observe how many patients will not need additional medicine until the 3rd and 6th month post treatment. The safety and acceptance of EA will be simultaneously evaluated....