According to epidemiological studies, twice as many women as men are affected by irritable
bowel syndrome (IBS) in western countries, suggesting a role for sex hormones in IBS …

Estrogen is a kind of steroid compound that has extensive biologic activities. The effect of
estrogen is pleiotropic, affecting multiple systems in the body. There is accumulating …

Purpose Abnormal interaction in the brain–gut axis has emerged as one of the relevant
pathophysiological mechanisms for the development of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) …

Objective To compare quantified terminal ileal (TI) motility during MR enterography (MRE)
with histopathological severity of acute inflammation in Crohn's disease. Methods A total of …

Objective To investigate the relationship between gender and symptomatology,
psychological factors, and quality of life (QOL) in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Methods …

Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has become a common public health issue
among university students, impairing their physical and mental health. This meta-analysis …

Background Diarrhea‐predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS‐D) is a functional
gastrointestinal (GI) disorder, which occurs more frequently in women than men. The aim of …

AIM: To explore age-related changes in symptoms and quality of life (QoL) of women with
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). METHODS: Two-hundred and fifty-four female adult …

Background Estrogen may regulate gastrointestinal motor functions, but the mechanism (s)
is not totally understood. Here, we investigated whether G protein‐coupled estrogen …

Various gastrointestinal (GI) disorders have a higher prevalence in women than in men. In
addition, estrogen has been demonstrated to have an inhibitory effect on the contractility of …