IBS and Chronic Constipation

IBS and Chronic Constipation News

Irritable Bowel Syndrome: New Dietary Guidelines The British Dietetic Association has issued evidence-based guidelines, with 3 lines of intervention, for the dietary management of irritable bowel syndrome in adults.
Medscape Medical News, May 15, 2012
Mixed Evidence on Acupuncture for Irritable Bowel The research on whether acupuncture helps ease irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has so far yielded mixed results, according to a new meta-analysis.
Reuters Health Information, April 26, 2012

Asking the Right Questions, Choosing the Right Tests As part of the Choosing Wisely campaign, the American Gastroenterological Association created a list: "Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question." Dr. David Johnson offers commentary.
Medscape Gastroenterology, April 20, 2012
Does Chronic Use of Stimulant Laxatives Harm the Bowel? A reader asks about the consequences of chronic stimulant laxative use for constipation.
Medscape Gastroenterology, November 18, 2011

Probiotics for Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea?
Medscape Pharmacists, July 25, 2011
What Is Recommended for Chronic Constipation?
Medscape Gastroenterology, June 22, 2011
Digestive Disease Week Wrap-up
Medscape Gastroenterology, June 9, 2011
Does Exercise Improve Symptoms of IBS?
Medscape Gastroenterology, February 24, 2011

Effects of Gut-directed Hypnotherapy on IBS
The American Journal of Gastroenterology, May 10, 2012
IBS-C: Safety and Patient Outcomes With Lubiprostone
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, March 5, 2012
Prucalopride: Safety, Efficacy and Potential Applications
Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, February 29, 2012
Probiotic Enriched Artichokes for Patients With Constipation
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, February 27, 2012
Probiotics for the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, February 15, 2012