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 and above the waist. Fatigue: Patients with fibromyalgia are always tired, and they ...
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 ...
Irritable bowel syndromeis a chronic, debilitating disorder affecting 25 million people in the U.S. -- 14-24 percent of women and 5-19 percent of men. In the past, there had been no reliable, satisfactory medical treatment for the full range of IBS symptoms, which can cause severe physica...
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 ...
Patients with fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have increased rates of severe multiple drug intolerance syndrome (MDIS), according to a study published in the May issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
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...
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...
It sounds like it has all the same symptoms. It is a rare disease so your doctors might not have thought to test for it but symptoms are sharp pain in the upper right side of stomach. Just a shot in the dark but why not try.. Reply ...
Fibromyalgia is associated with the following symptoms. Dull, aching pain on both sides of your body and above and below your waist Fatigue Trouble remembering and concentrating which is sometimes referred to as a “fibro fog” Trouble sleeping ...
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 ...