Intestinal Disorders News

LAS VEGAS — Cholecystectomy may protect against overgrowth of small intestinal bacteria, according to data presented at the 2012 of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting.

A survey of patients with rotavirus in Germany showed that the disease can have severe effects and is often nosocomial in nature.

Patients with IBD may be at increased risk for hospitalization or surgery with the presence of elevated epithelial gap density in the small intestine, according to recent results.

Results from a recent study indicate that non-celiac wheat sensitivity is a clinical condition with two types of subjects, one exhibiting characteristics similar to Crohn’s disease and one to food allergies.

Persistent intraepithelial lymphocytosis remained common among patients with celiac disease despite a gluten-free diet in a recent study.

An outbreak of cholera reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo resulted in more than 350 new cases in the armed conflict area of North Kivu, according to WHO.

Analysis of recent population-based data suggest a significant increase in the frequency of celiac disease among US military personnel and the US adult population in general, according to study results.

A history of diverticulitis, along with age, and glucocorticoid or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use, increased the risk for gastrointestinal perforations in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to recent study results.

Hospitalizations and deaths related to gastrointestinal complications decreased throughout the United States during the previous decade, according to recent study results.

Children with acute gastroenteritis treated with oral dimenhydrinate did not experience significantly fewer incidents of vomiting than patients receiving a placebo, according to recent results.