When colonoscopy is used as the reference standard, simulated flexible sigmoidoscopy has a sensitivity for detecting any advanced colonic neoplasm throughout the colon of 70% to 86% (SOR: A, systematic review of cohort studies) and a single stool guaiac test is...
Colonic Stool Burden a Useful Surrogate for Slow Transit Constipation as Determined by a Radiopaque Transit Study Objectives: Plain film abdominal x-ray (AXR) is frequently used in the evaluation of constipation, but studies assessing the association between stool burden on AXR and colonic transit ...
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic functional gastrointestinal disorder that is characterized by abdominal pain and an altered defecation pattern. It affects between 5 and 20% of the general population and can seriously impact quality of life. T
I would not recommend a colonic. Many people have had extreme pain and discomfort, even injury from water injection into the colon, especially if there is an obstruction. A gentle intestinal cleanse involves using a variety of over the counter herbal cleanses, brief fasting, water or lemonade...
Direct administration of bile acids to regulate glucose metabolism is less well studied. In recent years, there has been progress in the direct treatment of bile acids. Ileocolonic delivery of conjugated BA (IC-CBAS), in human diabetes and obesity, plays an active role in glucose homeostasis ...
et al. Commensal microbe-derived butyrate induces the differentiation of colonic regulatory T cells. Nature 504, 446–450 (2013). Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Thorburn, A. N. et al. Evidence that asthma is a developmental origin disease influenced by maternal diet and bacterial metabolites...
posing a substantial burden on their families. These disorders represent a serious public health concern as their global prevalence has increased with improved detection methods [20]. Although ASD is primarily considered to be a neurodevelopmental disorder, it does not involve only the brain: the gut...
In fact, 1 in 4 new cases of IBD involves a patient under the age of 20. This important subgroup of patients will carry the burden of disease longest and is at the highest lifetime risk for complications, including growth failure and colorectal cancer (Rosen et al., 2015). Personalized ...
The first objective of infant formulas is to ensure the healthy growth of neonates and infants, as the sole complete food source during the first months of life when a child cannot be breastfed. Beyond this nutritional aspect, infant nutrition companies also try to mimic breast milk in its un...
Dietary fibre can change colonic microbial activity from a proteolytic (fermenting amino acid) to a saccharolytic (fermenting complex carbohydrate) fermentation pattern [6,19,23]. Dietary habits affect the composition of the gut microbiota. Since the microbiota is in contact with a significant number...