AGA technical review on irritable bowel syndrome

DA Drossman, M Camilleri, EA Mayer, WE Whitehead - Gastroenterology, 2002 - Elsevier
The irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is part of the larger group of functional gastrointestinal
(GI) disorders that, despite differences in location and symptom patterns, share common …

Systematic review of the comorbidity of irritable bowel syndrome with other disorders: what are the causes and implications?

WE Whitehead, O Palsson, KR Jones - Gastroenterology, 2002 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS:: Comorbid or extraintestinal symptoms occur frequently with
irritable bowel syndrome and account for up to three fourths of excess health care visits. This …

Neural modulation devices and methods

KS Tweden, JJ Waataja, AP Donders… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
US8825164B2 - Neural modulation devices and methods - Google Patents US8825164B2 -
Neural modulation devices and methods - Google Patents Neural modulation devices and …

Guidelines on the irritable bowel syndrome: mechanisms and practical management

R Spiller, Q Aziz, F Creed, A Emmanuel, L Houghton… - Gut, 2007 - gut.bmj.com
Background: IBS affects 5–11% of the population of most countries. Prevalence peaks in the
third and fourth decades, with a female predominance. Aim: To provide a guide for the …

Altered rectal perception is a biological marker of patients with irritable bowel syndrome

H Mertz, B Naliboff, J Munakata, N Niazi, EA Mayer - Gastroenterology, 1995 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: Lowered visceral perception thresholds have been suggested as a
biological marker of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The current study sought to determine …

Maternal separation disrupts the integrity of the intestinal microflora in infant rhesus monkeys

MT Bailey, CL Coe - … : The Journal of the International Society …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
The integrity of the indigenous microflora of the intestines after maternal separation was
investigated in infant rhesus monkeys to determine whether psychological stress may lead …

Early weaning stress impairs development of mucosal barrier function in the porcine intestine

F Smith, JE Clark, BL Overman… - American Journal …, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
Early life stress is a predisposing factor for the development of chronic intestinal disorders in
adult life. Here, we show that stress associated with early weaning in pigs leads to impaired …

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth: a framework for understanding irritable bowel syndrome

HC Lin - Jama, 2004 - jamanetwork.com
ContextIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which affects 11% to 14% of the population, is a
puzzling condition with multiple models of pathophysiology including altered motility …

V. Stress and irritable bowel syndrome

EA Mayer, BD Naliboff, L Chang… - American Journal of …, 2001 - journals.physiology.org
Different types of stress play important roles in the onset and modulation of irritable bowel
syndrome (IBS) symptoms. The physiological effects of psychological and physical stressors …

Stress and the gastrointestinal tract

V Bhatia, RK Tandon - Journal of gastroenterology and …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Stress, defined as an acute threat to homeostasis, evokes an adaptive or allostatic response
and can have both a short‐and long‐term influence on the function of the gastrointestinal …