News tagged with bowel disorders
Gluten-free diets help many
For 20 years, Maurie Ange of El Cerrito, Calif., suffered from chronic belly aches. A decade ago, she was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome and told to exercise more and increase her fiber intake. But the pain, bloating ...
May 22, 2009 |
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Researchers Discover Mutations in Two Genes that Cause Early-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team including researchers with the National Institutes of Health has discovered that mutations in either of two related genes cause a severe and rare form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) ...
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Inflammatory bowel disease causes post traumatic stress, say doctors
The inflammatory bowel disorder Crohn's disease produces its own variant of post traumatic stress (PTSD), indicates research published online in Frontline Gastroenterology.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 01, 2010 |
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New genetic markers for ulcerative colitis identified
An international team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers has identified genetic markers associated with risk for ulcerative colitis. The findings, which appear today as an advance online publication ...
Jan 04, 2009 |
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For fats, longer may not be better
Researchers have uncovered why some dietary fats, specifically long-chain fats, such as oleic acid (found in olive oil), are more prone to induce inflammation. Long-chain fats, it turns out, promote increased intestinal absorption ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 08, 2009 |
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Research shows antibiotic prevents ibs symptoms for weeks after final dose
A targeted antibiotic provides effective and long-lasting relief of Irritable Bowel Syndrome symptoms, according to the results of two multisite Phase III clinical trials designed by Cedars-Sinai researchers. Rifaximin is ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 04, 2010 |
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