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Report on the 7th International Symposium for Functional
Gastrointestinal Disorders The 7th International Symposium on Functional
Gastrointestinal Disorders was held in Milwaukee on April 12–15, 2007. The
meeting was sponsored by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and the
International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD), in
cooperation with the Functional Brain Gut Group (FBG).
This report highlights just some of the information presented at the Symposium.
Nevertheless the information herein identifies several of the newer and more
important research emerging in the field. Clearly many pieces of the puzzle are
emerging, which will benefit patients with functional gastrointestinal (GI) and
motility disorders.
http://www.iffgd.org/store/viewproduct/222
"Does Bacterial Overgrowth Play a Role in IBS?
Bacterial Overgrowth & IBS: Too Soon To Tell
By Philip Schoenfeld, MD, MSEd, MSc (Epi)
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
http://www.gastro.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=1703
The above article talks about Post Infectious IBS.
Dr Spiller is a recognized expert on PI IBS and this is an up to date Paper on
PI IBS.
This is medscape and you have to register but its free. Its an excellent update
"From Current Opinion in Gastroenterology
Post-infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Posted 12/08/2005
Robin Spiller; Eugene Campbell
Clinical Features
Importance of Psychiatric Features
Role of Serotonin
Role of Inflammatory Cytokines
Role of Mast Cells
Evidence of Chronic Inflammation in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Animal Models of Post-infective Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Anti-inflammatory Effect of Probiotics
Anti-inflammatory Treatments in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Conclusion
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Abstract and Introduction
Abstract
Purpose of Review: Irritable bowel syndrome patients form a heterogeneous group
with a variable contribution of central and peripheral components. The
peripheral component is prominent in irritable bowel syndrome developing after
infection (post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome) and this has proved a
profitable area of research.
Recent Findings: Recent studies have overthrown the dogma that irritable bowel
syndrome is characterized by no abnormality of structure by demonstrating
low-grade lymphocytic infiltration in the gut mucosa, increased permeability and
increases in other inflammatory components including enterochromaffin and mast
cells. Furthermore, increased inflammatory cytokines in both mucosa and blood
have been demonstrated in irritable bowel syndrome. While steroid treatment has
proved ineffective, preliminary studies with probiotics exerting an
anti-inflammatory effect have shown benefit.
Summary: The study of post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome has revealed the
importance of low-grade inflammation in causing irritable bowel syndrome
symptoms. It has suggested novel approaches to irritable bowel syndrome
including studies of serotonin and histamine metabolism which may be relevant to
other subtypes of of the disease."
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/518355?src=mp
Gastroenterology April
2006 Issue:
Rome III
http://www.romecriteria.org/GastroIssue.htm
Five-Year NIH Grant on Mind-Body Interactions and Health
September 2004
Chapel Hill, NC - The UNC Center for Functional GI & Motility Disorders
has been awarded a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
to foster interdisciplinary research on the interactions among the mind and body
in health and disease. The Center will receive a total of $4.3 million over a
five-year period to establish a Gastrointestinal Biopsychosocial Research Center
focused on the causes and treatment of functional gastrointestinal (GI)
disorders.
http://www.med.unc.edu/medicine/fgidc/news_09_2004-2.htm
Palsson Quoted in Newsweek Regarding Hypnosis and
IBS Treatment
September 23, 2004
Chapel Hill, NC - Olafur S. Palsson, Psy.D., is quoted in the September
27, 2004, edition of Newsweek magazine in an article titled "Altered
States -- Hypnosis can help with problems from anxiety to pain. How it works and
what it does in the brain." Dr. Palsson is a clinical psychologist and associate
professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of
Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The article notes how a growing body of research supports the ancient practice
of hypnosis "as an effective tool in the treatment of a variety of problems,
from anxiety to chronic pain." Dr. Palsson has conducted research in this area
and has developed a detailed, seven-session hypnosis protocol for the treatment
of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), often including the vivid imagery used to
address the abdominal pain associated with this functional bowel disorder.
http://www.med.unc.edu/medicine/fgidc/news_09_2004-1.htm
Comprehensive
video and important Up to Date news by some of the
Leading Professionals in IBS (real audio):
Presented by HEALTH-E through an unrestricted educational grant from Glaxo
Wellcome
IBS
Lecture Series
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Taking Concepts Into Clinical Practice CME
Chairperson: Michael D. Gershon, MD; Faculty: Kevin W. Olden, MD; Walter L.
Peterson, MD; Nicholas J. Talley, MD, PhD; Gervais Tougas, MD, CM, FRCPC
Release Date: August 15, 2002; Valid for credit through August 15, 2003
There is also The American
Gastroenterological Association News page with what's new in clinical
development and research.
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Report on the 4th
International Symposium on Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
By: Douglas
A. Drossman, M.D., UNC Center for Functional GI and
Motility Disorders at Chapel Hill, and William F. Norton, IFFGD |
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IBS in Men: A Different Disease?
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IBS Clinical Issues
Adapted from a radio
interview conducted by Bob Enteen, host of Living Without Limits, with Douglas
Drossman, MD, UNC Center for Functional GI and Motility Disorders at Chapel
Hill North Carolina |
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Improving The Doctor Patient Relationship
U.N.C
Douglas A. Drossman, MD
Center Co-director
Donna D. Swantkowski, MEd
Center Coordinator |
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Bacteria Overgrowth
Douglas Drossman, MD |
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Psychosocial Factors in IBS: Toward a More Comprehensive Understanding and
Approach to Treatment
Yehuda Ringel, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division Digestive Diseases
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Douglas A. Drossman, MD
Center Co-director
Edited by Donna Swantkowski, M.Ed.
Center Coordinator |
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Comprehensive Overview of Constipation:
UNC
William E. Whitehead, PhD
Center Co- Director |
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Post Infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Robin C. Spiller, MD
Reader in Gasterenterology at the University
Hospital
Nottingham, UK |
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The Effects of Hypnosis On Gastrointestinal Problems
Olafur S. Palsson, Psy. D.
Research Associate, UNC-CHAPEL Hill
Department of Medicines |
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The Neurobiology of Stress and Emotions
By: Emeran A. Mayer, M.D., UCLA Mind Body Collaborative Research Center,
UCLA School of Medicine, California
From the Winter 2001 issue of Participate from the IFFGD. |
