Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Henry Stewart Talks,
2011.
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| Series: | Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Gastroenterology and hepatology.
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| Online Access: | https://hstalks.com/bs/1913/ Series |
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Table of Contents:
- Contents: A common symptom-based disorder which affects 5-15% of the adult population world-wide
- For some, symptoms can be severe, frequent and significantly impact on quality of life
- Commonly regarded as reflecting a dysfunction of the gut-brain axis, low grade inflammation and dysbiosis of the microbiota have been implicated of late
- Management continues to be challenging with approaches which aim to alleviate individual symptoms (pain, constipation, diarrhoea) continuing to dominate in the absence of truly disease-modifying therapies.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)