Treatment options in irritable bowel syndrome

MJG Farthing - Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, 2004 - Elsevier
The irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is part of the spectrum of functional bowel disorders
characterised by a diverse consortium of abdominal symptoms including abdominal pain …

[HTML][HTML] Non-pharmacological treatments in the irritable bowel syndrome

A Leahy, O Epstein - World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2001 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a gastrointestinal disorder characterised by chronic
lower abdominal pain and disordered defaecation associated with bloating, tenesmus and …

Irritable bowel syndrome: an update on therapeutic modalities

A Farhadi, K Bruninga, J Fields… - Expert Opinion on …, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common condition that a physician faces in the GI
clinic. Of the general population, 10-25% suffer from symptoms judged to be IBS. The …

Management of irritable bowel syndrome.

AC Ford - Minerva gastroenterologica e dietologica, 2009 - europepmc.org
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional disorder of the gastrointestinal tract,
characterised by abdominal pain and change in bowel habit, with a fluctuating natural …

Current and novel therapeutic options for irritable bowel syndrome management

M Camilleri, V Andresen - Digestive and Liver Disease, 2009 - Elsevier
Irritable bowel syndrome is a functional gastrointestinal disorder affecting up to 3–15% of the
general population in western countries. It is characterised by unexplained abdominal pain …

Consensus report: clinical perspectives, mechanisms, diagnosis and management of irritable bowel syndrome

M Camilleri, RC Heading… - Alimentary …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
This consensus document reviews the current status of the epidemiology, social impact,
patient quality of life, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome …

Irritable bowel syndrome: new pharmaceutical approaches to treatment

MJG Farthing - Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, 1999 - Elsevier
The irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a consortium of symptoms including abdominal pain
and alterations in the pattern of defaecation. There is no single pathophysiological marker of …

Treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: beyond fiber and antispasmodic agents

A Sainsbury, AC Ford - Therapeutic Advances in …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic functional disorder of the gastrointestinal tract of
unknown etiology. The diagnosis of IBS is made clinically, using symptom-based criteria …

Drug treatment options for irritable bowel syndrome: managing for success

RC Dunphy, GN Verne - Drugs & aging, 2001 - Springer
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gut disorder the diagnosis of which is based on
clinical symptoms as set forth by the Rome criteria. As the population ages, especially with …

Management of the irritable bowel syndrome

M Camilleri - Gastroenterology, 2001 - Elsevier
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common disorder diagnosed by
gastroenterologists and one of the more common ones encountered in general practice. The …