Background:Although irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is more common in women, little is known about the role of hormonal changes and menopause in IBS. This study aimed to evaluate for differences in gastrointestinal (GI) and psychological symptoms between pre- and postmenopausal women with IBS ...
Responsiveness to Threat and Incentive in Bipolar Disorder: Relations of the BIS/BAS Scales with Symptoms Over the past 10 years, theorists have suggested that bipolar disorder symptoms result from increases and decreases in the activity of the Behavioral Activ......
placebo. Improvements in IBSQOL, LWP, and treatment satisfaction significantly correlated with global improvement of IBS symptoms. The incidence of adverse events with alosetron was low with constipation being the most commonly reported event. A single case of ischaemic colitis occurred, in ...
Concomitant treatment and cooling: Since this study was conducted in a real-world clinical setting, patients were allowed to use medical and surgical treatments concurrently, overlap them, or apply them on an ad hoc basis to alleviate the signs and symptoms of the disease. This information was ...
All central IBS symptoms improved substantially from treatment in both studies. 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 ...
Causes: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), constipation, lactose intolerance, fructose malabsorption, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis Symptoms: pain after eating on the right or left side below the ribs or in the lower chest and in the shoulder tip (referred pain due to the irritation of the...
The irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder that may affect as many as 9%-15% of the population in Western countries [1–3]. IBS is characterized by abdominal pain and disturbed bowel function in the absence of a detectable organic disease, which may explain the symptoms [4]...
3b). The hyperactivity in open field and the reduced PPI in adult Pcm1−/− mice suggest that mutants present with positive-like symptoms of SZ-like behaviors. In addition, responses to PCP in the open field potentially suggest that dopaminergic and/or glutamatergic neurotransmission may be ...
The systematic review [9] we have published concluded that acupuncture was safe for chronic functional constipation and might improve weekly spontaneous bowel movements (SBMs), the quality of life, and relevant symptoms. However, the evidence was limited by the small sample size and the ...
the pain i get lasts 4-5 hours and just all of a sudden goes (classic gallbladder pain) back to the doctor today.. felt she never really knew what was wrong with me herself so she just claimed i had Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) ??