IBS and Chronic Constipation News

• Fibromyalgia, CFS More Prevalent in Patients With IBS Irritable bowel syndrome is linked to increased odds of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
  Medscape Medical News, November 16, 2023
• Chronic Diarrhea Management: Be Wary of False Diarrhea Beware: most cases of diarrhea that lead patients to seek medical advice are actually false alarms.
  Medscape Medical News, November 13, 2023
• GI Docs Nutrition Education Deficit May Shortchange Patients Fitting nutrition into the educational curriculum of gastroenterologists has been a struggle, but prioritizing it could go a long way toward helping patients with various gastrointestinal conditions.
  Medscape Medical News, October 23, 2023
• When Digestive Symptoms Signal Parkinson's Disease Data suggest that early detection of certain gastrointestinal disorders could aid in identifying patients at risk of Parkinson's disease.
  Medscape Medical News, October 20, 2023
• UEG 2023 Amitriptyline Use Nearly Doubles Symptom Improvement in IBS A large trial of low-dose amitriptyline resulted in nearly twice as many people reporting symptom relief for IBS as placebo, with researchers suggesting that GPs should be offer the drug more often.
  Medscape Medical News, October 19, 2023
• UEG 2023 Remission Doubled With Risankizumab vs Ustekinumab in CD Phase 3b results show risankizumab is superior for endoscopic remission and clinical remission at week 48 compared with ustekinumab, a "once in a career" result, study authors say.
  Medscape Medical News, October 15, 2023
• These Four GI Conditions May Predict Parkinson's Disease Dysphagia, gastroparesis, constipation, and irritable bowel syndrome without diarrhea may be early warning signs of Parkinson's disease.
  Medscape Medical News, August 31, 2023
• Probiotics May Help in IBS, but Certainty of Evidence 'Low' An updated meta-analysis found some evidence that certain probiotics may improve symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome, but the certainty of evidence was low across nearly all analyses.
  Medscape Medical News, August 21, 2023
• Nearly 1 in 100 People Diagnosed With IBD in the US The most comprehensive study to date suggests an estimated 2.4 million Americans have clinically diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease, and up to 56,000 new cases are diagnosed each year.
  Medscape Medical News, July 28, 2023
• AAIC 2023 Chronic Constipation Linked to Cognitive Decline New findings highlight the importance of discussing gut health with older patients, especially constipation, which may be associated cognitive decline.
  Medscape Medical News, July 19, 2023
• SmartPill That Measures GI Tract Motility to Be Discontinued A groundbreaking technology to pinpoint motility problems is being retired by Medtronic after 17 years on the market. Experts say there's no easy replacement.
  MDedge News, June 22, 2023
• Alert FDA Approves First Treatment for Constipation in Kids Linaclotide becomes the first FDA-approved treatment for children as young as 6 years with functional constipation.
  Medscape Medical News, June 12, 2023
• New Chronic Constipation Guideline Weighs Treatment Options Evidence for a range of prescription and over-the-counter therapies, along with specific recommendations for implementing them, are laid out in a joint AGA-ACG guideline.
  Medscape Medical News, June 02, 2023
• CRC in Middle Age Linked to Morning Sickness Pill From '60s, '70s A novel study finds a heightened risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) among adults exposed to Bendectin in utero.
  Medscape Medical News, March 17, 2023
• COVID Raises Risk for Long-Term GI Complications Overall, patients infected with the virus had a 36% higher risk of developing GI conditions.
  Medscape Medical News, March 13, 2023
• Are You Misdiagnosing IBS? Watch Out for This Mimic A little-known condition called systemic nickel allergy syndrome can mirror some of the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. Prompt recognition of it helps patients avoid treatment delays.
  Medscape Medical News, March 10, 2023
• Gut on a Chip: Another Step Forward in Microbiome Research By mimicking the gut's microbiome, researchers could discover and test a wide range of new drugs.
  WebMD Health News, March 10, 2023
• ECCO 2023 Pediatric IBD Patients Wrestle With Lingering Gut Pain Chronic pain in children and adolescents with IBD is not linked to disease activity, nonetheless it impacts emotional wellbeing, which suggests psychotherapy may be warranted.
  MDedge News, March 06, 2023
• Swallow This: Tiny Tech Tracks the Gut in Real Time A new pill-like device could help diagnose GI problems with greater comfort and ease than currently available tests.
  WebMD Health News, March 01, 2023
• Digital Therapeutics Could Help Patients With IBS Additional validation studies are needed, but these tools may improve clinical management.
  Medscape Medical News, February 27, 2023