Dyspepsia

Patients with acute gastroenteritis had up to fourfold increased odds for developing postinfection irritable bowel syndrome or functional dyspepsia, with a higher risk associated with proinflammatory microbes and SARS-CoV-2, data showed.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — As-needed vagal nerve stimulation reduced rescue mediation use among patients with nausea related to gastroparesis or functional dyspepsia, according to data presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Virtual reality significantly improved symptoms and quality of life in a small subset of patients with functional dyspepsia, a presenter said at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

Both hypnotherapy and medical treatment, in combination with psychological support, reduced symptoms of chronic nausea among pediatric patients with functional nausea and functional dyspepsia, according to research.

Between people with and without functional dyspepsia, the duodenal luminal microbiome was different and the mucosal microbiome was similar, according to a presenter at UEG Week Virtual.

A low FODMAP diet improved predominant meal-related postprandial distress syndrome symptoms among patients with functional dyspepsia, according to a presentation at UEG Week Virtual.

Spore-forming probiotics were safe and effective in the treatment of patients with functional dyspepsia, according to research published in the Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Web-based patient education effectively decreased the need for upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopy in patients with uninvestigated dyspepsia, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine.

A combination of education and short-term symptom management via rescue therapy helped most patients with dyspepsia in England either reduce proton pump inhibitor use or stop taking PPIs completely, according to findings recently published in BJGP Open.

SAN DIEGO — Patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders who underwent 3-month multidisciplinary treatment experienced superior symptom improvement compared with patients who only saw a gastroenterologist, according to data presented at Digestive Disease Week.