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

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 … , 17 of which provided data suitable for meta-analysis. …

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

T Poynard, C Regimbeau… - Alimentary pharmacology …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
… A total of 23 smooth muscle relaxant randomized clinical trials were selected for meta-analyses
of their efficacy in treating irritable bowel syndrome. A total of six drugs were analysed: …

[HTML][HTML] Meta-analysis of probiotics for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome

LV McFarland, S Dublin - World journal of gastroenterology: WJG, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… The primary objective of this meta-analysis was to determine the overall efficacy of probiotics
for IBS by comparing a common outcome in treated patients with a control group. Inclusion …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review and meta-analysis: probiotics in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome

N Hoveyda, C Heneghan, KR Mahtani, R Perera… - BMC …, 2009 - Springer
… drug therapies in the treatment of IBS is weak. A … meta-analysis of randomized trials study
was to evaluate the efficacy of probiotics in alleviating symptoms in patients with irritable bowel

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

T Poynard, S Naveau, B Mory… - Alimentary …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
… This meta-analysis should improve the therapeutic choice of a physician treating patients
with irritable bowel … clinical efficacy in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome : cimetropium …

Effect of fibre, antispasmodics, and peppermint oil in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis

AC Ford, NJ Talley, BMR Spiegel, AE Foxx-Orenstein… - Bmj, 2008 - bmj.com
… In summary, this systematic review and metaanalysis shows that ispaghula husk, antispasmodics
(particularly hyoscine), and peppermint oil are all effective treatments for irritable bowel

Systematic review with metaanalysis: efficacy of faecal microbiota transplantation for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome

G Ianiro, LH Eusebi, CJ Black… - Alimentary …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
… Increasing evidence supports the role of the gut microbiota in the aetiology of irritable
bowel syndrome (IBS). Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a highly effective treatment

Cognitive–behavioral therapy for irritable bowel syndrome: A meta-analysis

L Li, L Xiong, S Zhang, Q Yu, M Chen - Journal of psychosomatic research, 2014 - Elsevier
… not included in these previous meta-analyses. In this meta-analysis, we attempt to address
… As there exists no standardized treatment procedure for CBT, our meta-analysis of CBT for …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy and safety of antidepressants for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: a meta-analysis

C Xie, Y Tang, Y Wang, T Yu, Y Wang, L Jiang, L Lin - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
… The aim of this meta-analysis was to analyzestudy the following terms were used to identify
IBS: functional gastrointestinal disorder, refractory irritable bowel symptoms, irritable bowel