IBD & Intestinal Disorders
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Diagnosis and treatment of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
For now, a SIBO diagnosis simply means that a patient’s presenting symptoms or laboratory findings are attributed to bacterial changes in the...
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Switching to low-inflammatory diet linked to lower risk for Crohn’s disease
In a large observational study, switching from a high-inflammatory diet to a lower-inflammatory diet was associated with a significant decrease in...
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AGA meta-analysis leads to new COVID-19 GI and liver best practices
"We seek to summarize international data on the GI and liver manifestations of COVID-19 infection and treatment," the panelists wrote.
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Many COVID patients shed virus in feces, even without GI symptoms
Regardless of GI symptoms, 40.5% of patients in the meta-analysis tested positive for viral RNA in feces.
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Large study finds no link between gluten, IBD risk
The findings spanned subgroups stratified by age, body mass index, smoking status, and whether individuals primarily consumed refined or whole...
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Parental injury, illness linked to increased pediatric GI visits, prescriptions
Children were more likely to need medical care for abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome following parents’ illnesses and injuries, a review...
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Postcolonoscopy antibiotics linked with IBS
Antibiotic exposure within 14 days after screening colonoscopy may increase risk of irritable bowel syndrome.
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Too much or too little sleep spikes constipation
Long and short sleepers report more constipation problems compared with normal sleepers in multivariate analysis.
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Case series suggests biologics, JAK inhibitors safe during pandemic
Investigators saw no increase in hospitalizations versus the general population in New York City.
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Inactivated Bifidobacterium improves IBS symptoms
The modest improvement was seen for both constipation- and diarrhea-predominant IBS.