OBJECTIVES: Fiber has been used for many years to treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
This approach had fallen out of favor until a recent resurgence, which was based on new …

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional bowel disorder associated with a wide variety
of clinical symptoms. The use of fiber in treatment of IBS is well established, but recent …

Background: Both high‐fibre dietary advice and the prescription of fibre as a bulking agent
are very common in primary and secondary care management of irritable bowel syndrome …

High-fiber diet supplementation is commonly used in IBS, although it poses several
management problems. Partially hydrolyzed guar gum (PHGG) has shown beneficial effects …

Background Dietary fibre supplements have been advocated for the management of chronic
constipation (CC) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Recently, a fermentable …

OBJECTIVES The purpose of the trial was to determine whether a high-fiber diet (HFD)
alone or in combination with paroxetine or placebo was effective treatment for patients with …

Context Conflicting practice-based dietary recommendations are sometimes given to
patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); whereas intake of fiber should increase …

Background: Irritable bowel syndrome remains the commonest reason for referral to a
gastroenterology clinic. Patients with irritable bowel syndrome are frequently advised to …

Background Although novel therapies for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) continue to be
developed, many doctors rely on more established, traditional therapies as first-line or …

Many aspects make irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) challenging for both patients and
physicians. The unclear pathogenesis with many pathways to be explored, bothering …