Irritable Bowel Syndrome

In this guest commentary, Eric D. Shah, MD, MBA, director of the Gastrointestinal Motility Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, discusses his recent study on abdominal pain in irritable bowel syndrome and argues that stratifying patients could evolve past bowel habits alone.

The presentation and characteristics of abdominal pain are not the same among the different subtypes of irritable bowel syndrome, according to study results.

As we enter the 6th year of Healio Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, it is worth looking back at what made us stand out in 2019: the Peer Tested content from online and print as it fared throughout the year.

More than 25% of adults in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom fit the Rome IV criteria for at least one of the six functional bowel disorders, according to study results.

Ibsrela helped reduce abdominal symptoms, like bloating, cramping and fullness, in patients with constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome, according to study results.

Healio Gastroenterology and Liver Disease presents the following reports on the most recent research and news on the gut microbiome.

Patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome who had a positive baseline result from a lactulose breath test were more likely to respond to Xifaxan therapy, according to results of open-label study.

Healio Gastroenterology and Liver Disease unveiled its second annual Disruptive Innovators Awards recipients at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting.

This award goes to a physician or institution that changed the face of the gastroenterology practice. The awardee is seen as an example of how patient care can be bettered through changes in administration, technique or the delivery of value-based care.

News about the FDA’s public comment session to hear testimony about their policy on fecal microbiota transplantation for patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection was among the week’s top stories in gastroenterology.