Metaanalysis: the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome

D Lesbros‐Pantoflickova, P Michetti… - Alimentary …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
… We recommend the use of tegaserod for women with irritable bowel syndrome with … severe
irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea. Antidepressants can be beneficial for irritable bowel

Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome-type symptoms in patients with inflammatory bowel disease in remission: a systematic review and meta-analysis

KM Fairbrass, SJ Costantino, DJ Gracie… - The lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
… Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) often report symptoms compatible with
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which might have an effect on psychological health. However, …

Global prevalence of and risk factors for irritable bowel syndrome: a meta-analysis

RM Lovell, AC Ford - Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology, 2012 - Elsevier
… The medical literature was searched by using the following terms: irritable bowel syndrome,
IBS, spastic colon, irritable colon, and functional adj5 bowel. These were combined with the …

Prevalence of symptoms meeting criteria for irritable bowel syndrome in inflammatory bowel disease: systematic review and meta-analysis

SJ Halpin, AC Ford - Official journal of the American College of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
… The medical literature was searched to identify potentially eligible IBS articles using the
following terms: irritable bowel syndrome, spastic colon, irritable colon, functional adj5 bowel, …

Postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome—a meta-analysis

HA Halvorson, CD Schlett… - Official journal of the …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a … meta-analysis was conducted to explore the differences
between reported rates and provide a pooled estimate of risk for postinfectious irritable bowel

Global prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome according to Rome III or IV criteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Oka, H Parr, B Barberio, CJ Black… - The lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common functional bowel disorders, but
community prevalence appears to vary widely between different countries. This variation might …

Systematic review and metaanalysis: the incidence and prognosis of post‐infectious irritable bowel syndrome

M Thabane, DT Kottachchi… - Alimentary pharmacology …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
irritable bowel syndrome at study end (POR = 5.86; 95% CI: 3.60–9.54). In subgroup analysis,
the odds of developing irritable bowel … the pooled incidence of irritable bowel syndrome at …

Psychological treatments for irritable bowel syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

JM Lackner, C Mesmer, S Morley… - Journal of consulting …, 2004 - psycnet.apa.org
This study conducted a systematic review to assess the quality of existing literature on
psychological treatments for irritable bowel syndrome and to quantify the evidence for their efficacy…

Metaanalysis of smooth muscle relaxants in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome

T Poynard, C Regimbeau… - Alimentary pharmacology …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
… myorelaxants in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. These drugs … meta-analysis was
to have no individual data, making it impossible to identify patients with ‘pure’ irritable bowel

The placebo effect in irritable bowel syndrome trials: a metaanalysis1

SM Patel, WB Stason, A Legedza… - …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
… A recent meta-analysis of the placebo response in Crohn's … High placebo response rates
in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), … The objectives of this meta-analysis are to determine the …