Functional Gi Disorders

Gastrointestinal psychologists employ various treatments to help alleviate the distress associated with GI disorders.

April is IBS Awareness Month and highlights the importance of public awareness and health messages about the diagnosis, treatment and quality of life for patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

Open-label placebo reduced pain and rescue medication use among pediatric and adolescent patients with functional abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome, according to research published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Implementation of a digital cognitive behavioral therapy tool during the COVID-19 pandemic reduced mood symptoms among patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders who also have anxiety or depression.

The prevalence of infant GERD was highest in the first 3 months of life and decreased with age, according to a study at Digestive Disease Week.

In this episode, Douglas A. Drossman, MD, joins us to discuss his path into medicine, the history and influence of brain-gut interactions and what gastroenterologists can expect for Rome V criteria.