Bacteria theory provides new twist on `irritable bowel'.(The Dallas...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  February 9, 2001 ;   Jacobson, Sherry;   787 words ......humiliating. Her condition is called irritable bowel, also sometimes known as colitis...of Dallas, who was diagnosed with irritable bowel last August. All the tests came back...care industry has grown up around irritable bowel _ dispensing books, diets and various...

Irritable bowel syndrome.

American Family Physician;  June 1, 1989 ;   Drossman, Douglas A.;   787 words ...Irritable Bowel Syndrome Irritable bowel syndrome is the most common gastrointestinal complaint for...these patients.1 Even a generally accepted definition of irritable bowel syndrome is lacking. The absence of characteristic laboratory...

The stress link to irritable bowel syndrome

New Straits Times;  March 4, 2004 ;     787 words ......Times 03-04-2004 The stress link to irritable bowel syndrome Edition: The City Advertiser...identified as one of the causes of irritable bowel syndrome in this second of a three-pa...walks of life who suffer from the irritable bowel syndrome. The irritable bowel ...

Irritable bowel syndrome rarely indicates cancer

Oakland Tribune;  August 17, 2003 ;     587 words ...Q: What is "irritable bowel?" That is what the doctor said...that it is a type of cancer. A: Irritable bowel syndrome (spastic colon) is a...structural or biochemical abnormality. Irritable bowel syndrome is extremely common...

Getting to grips with an irritable bowel

New Straits Times;  February 26, 2004 ;     713 words ......02-26-2004 Getting to grips with an irritable bowel Edition: The City Advertiser; 2* Section: Health Memo: Part 1. PATIENTS of irritable bowel syndrome need not suffer in silence...under the self-explanatory title of "irritable bowel syndrome". It is estimated to affect...

The challenge of irritable bowel syndrome. (includes patient information...

American Family Physician;  March 1, 1996 ;   Bonis, Peter A.L. Norton, Richard A.;   787 words ...Irritable bowel syndrome is characterized by symptoms...research, the pathophysiology underlying irritable bowel syndrome remains a mystery, and a...is required.[4-7] The patient with irritable bowel syndrome can be extremely demanding...

Diagnosis and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. (includes patient...

American Family Physician;  February 15, 1997 ;   Dalton, Christine B. Drossman, Douglas A.;   787 words ...Irritable bowel syndrome is a common disorder characterized...currently believed to be the basis for irritable bowel symptoms. Symptoms are a result of...symptoms and the degree of disability. Irritable bowel syndrome is a common disorder characterized...

Treatment of psychogenic factors in irritable bowel syndrome.

American Family Physician;  April 1, 1989 ;     248 words ...Treatment of Psychogenic Factors in Irritable Bowel Syndrome The term irritable bowel syndrome is used to describe a variety of...gastrointestinal symptoms. The precise etiology of irritable bowel syndrome remains unknown, but investigators...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome's Possible Genetic Link Studied by Mayo Clinic...

PR Newswire;  December 11, 2003 ;     405 words ......Researchers at Mayo Clinic studying irritable bowel syndrome say their study of people...suggests genetic factors may play a role. Irritable bowel syndrome is a common problem affecting...However, many people don't talk about irritable bowel syndrome, which causes abdominal ...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Today's Woman;  February 1, 2002 ;   J, Kristine;   428 words ...What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome? Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a gastrointestinal condition whose...history and physical exam. What are the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome? Patterns of bowel passage in IBS include constipation...

Irritable bowel syndrome in a general population. (Tips from Other...

American Family Physician;  June 1, 1992 ;     376 words ......study to assess the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (as defined by the Manning...questionnaire concerning the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome was sent to 2,280 adults...participants who met the criteria for irritable bowel syndrome, diarrhea was reported by...

Symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in adolescents. (adapted from the...

American Family Physician;  December 1, 1996 ;   Sadovsky, Richard;   383 words ......signs and symptoms similar to those of irritable bowel syndrome in adults. Hyams and associates...whether the symptoms resemble those of irritable bowel syndrome and whether adolescents with...whose symptoms resembled those of irritable bowel syndrome in adults (defined in adults...

Japanese Inventors Develop Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment Method

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 27, 2008 ;     243 words ......all from Tokyo, have developed an irritable bowel syndrome treating agent. According...pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome including non-constipated irritable bowel syndrome such as diarrhea-predominant...

Dietary bran and exacerbation of irritable bowel syndrome. (adapted from...

American Family Physician;  October 1, 1994 ;     209 words ......years, conventional treatment for irritable bowel syndrome has included bran or a high-fib...report exacerbation of symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome during dietary treatment...particularly bran, on symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. The study included 100 consecutive...

Evaluation and management of irritable bowel syndrome. (adapted from New...

American Family Physician;  May 15, 1994 ;     478 words ...Irritable bowel syndrome is one of a wide range of...management of this disorder. The cause of irritable bowel syndrome is assumed to be altered...gastrointestinal symptoms, the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome is made by excluding organic...