Irritable Bowel Syndrome

A 65-year-old woman presents for evaluation of a 6-month history of chronic diarrhea. She has generally been healthy throughout her life.

In this special crossover podcast episode, Tuesday Night IBS host Jeffrey Roberts, MSEd, BSc, and Kate Scarlata, MPH, RDN, are joined live by William Chey, MD, and Amanda Lynett, MS, RDN, at FOOD the Main Course Conference in Ann Arbor, MI.

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.

A brief, disease-tailored intervention reduced alcohol use among vulnerable adolescents with chronic medical conditions, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Reintroduction of fructans and galacto-oligosaccharides was linked to worsened abdominal pain among patients with irritable bowel syndrome who had responded to the low-FODMAP diet, according to research.

This year’s American Society for Nutrition Scientific Sessions and Annual Meeting will take place in person in Chicago from June 29 to July 2.

Although two restrictive diets and medical treatment all reduced the severity of symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome, the effect was greater with diets, suggesting their potential as first-line treatment, according to researchers.

WASHINGTON — Mebeverine was not superior to placebo for the treatment of pediatric irritable bowel syndrome and functional abdominal pain, although active drug labeling significantly improved treatment success, researchers reported.

Patients with irritable bowel syndrome who tested positive for fructan or fructose malabsorption via hydrogen breath testing had nearly two times higher odds of testing positive for the other carbohydrate, according to study results.