Prescribing opioids to patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders--Who does that? And why?
Symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) improved after fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized study. While not definitive, the results suggest that gut dysbiosis may cause or exacerbate IBS in some patients.
The Rome Foundation criteria provide evidence-based definitions and classifications for so-called functional gastrointestinal disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The newest version of these criteria, Rome IV, includes revised diagnostic guidelines and definitions of the subtypes of IBS, which have important implications for identifying these disorders and making treatment decisions.
Sylvain Coderre, MD, outlines his diagnostic approach to a patient with chronic diarrhea. Dr. Coderre is Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education, University of Calgary. (3:05)
When assessing patients with chronic abdominal pain, choose your investigations wisely and watch for red flags, advises Brock Vair, MD, Professor of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada. (3:34)
Gastric bypass surgery has numerous benefits, but it can be accompanied by persistent GI symptoms.
