IBS

A Novel Bacterial answer to many inflammatory conditions?

September 6, 2022

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Clostridium butyricum Used for decades as a butyrate-producing probiotic, this beneficial bacterium is also linked to numerous immunological benefits related to GI-induced signalling that…

Glutamine – Effective in resolution of Post Infective IBS

September 15, 2018

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Functional gut problems such as IBS remain a considerable challenge to both clinician and patient. Finding safe and simple interventions as therapeutic strategies is…

Pathophysiology of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: A Holistic Overview

February 15, 2018

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As functional disorders of the gut continue to increase in occurrence and develop in frequency across all population groups, a broad based review in…

Understanding Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) can lead to solutions!

March 23, 2017

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A summary of key points. In this mini update, learn more about possible contributors to IBS, and how simple diet or supplemental interventions may…

Dietary guidance normalises large intestinal endocrine cell densities in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

February 3, 2016

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A research paper in the European Journal Of Clinical Nutrition published a paper looking at the effects of a low POLYOL diet on a…

IBS – Is a Low FODMAP Diet Effective?

August 27, 2015

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Unless you have been hiding away from all published materials you will be aware that Monash University in Australia have proposed and others have…

A Meta-Analysis of the Utility of C-Reactive Protein, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, Faecal Calprotectin, and Faecal Lactoferrin to Exclude Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Adults With IBS.

April 8, 2015

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A paper in the American Journal of Gastroenterology looks at various markers to see if it is possible to use them to differentiate between…

Perilla Targets Inflammation: Joins Traditional Gut Nutrients as Potent Anti-spasmodic and Anti-inflammatory

November 20, 2014

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The remedies for gastrointestinal complaints are legion and stretch back far in human history. Ancient Chinese physicians prescribed anise for flatulence, while Dioscorides, chief…

Perilla Extract (Benegut®) Improves IBS symptoms

July 31, 2014

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A study published in the BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine Journal identifies a number of benefits and improved function, achieved in people with IBS…

Anal gas evacuation and colonic microbiota in patients with flatulence: effect of diet

March 26, 2014

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Conclusions Patients complaining of flatulence have a poor tolerance of intestinal gas, which is associated with instability of the microbial ecosystem.[1] Significance of this…