Positive Affirmations for Gut Health
As we continue to learn more about the gut-brain axis, it has become increasingly clear that our thoughts can play a role in our gut health. There is an open line of communication between our gut and our brain/nervous system.…
A Lesson In ‘Kindfulness’ From Tara Cousineau, PhD
If you have a digestive condition, you may have been told to practice mindfulness as part of your treatment plan. This is because doctors are learning more about the importance of the “gut-brain connection”, or the communication between your digestive…
NEW ACG Monograph Updates Evidence-Based Info on Management of IBS, Including Dietary, Psychological Therapies
The American College of Gastroenterology recently published its latest Monograph on Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in The American Journal of Gastroenterology. Access the Monograph Treating IBS can be challenging because no “validated treatment algorithm exists,” the authors write,…
IBS—From Symptom to Disease: Five Things to Know
In a recent Healio Gastronenterology article, Dr. William Chey, of the University of Michigan, explained the challenges of IBS and why we need to create a future in which we can identify an effective solution for some IBS patients that…
Chronic IBS or Abdominal Pain? Ten Tips for Self-Management from Dr. Drossman
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common and burdensome chronic conditions, reported by patients, according to the International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD). With an estimated 30 to 45 million people in the United States — 10 to…
Gut Love Must Reads: IBS Associated with Changes in the Brain, Soaring Cost of Gastroparesis, Teen Drinking Ups Risk of Future Liver Diseases
IBS Associated with Changes in the Brain 'People with irritable bowel syndrome have significantly less white matter in the insula, a part of the brain associated with visceral sensations in the gastrointestinal tract, researchers have found. Whether the differences in…
Reduced Stigma for Patients, New Guidance for Physicians on Use of Gut-Brain Modulators for Functional GI Disorders
Patients with functional GI disorders (FGIDs), like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), who struggle with chronic pain and little symptom relief from traditional GI drugs may have another treatment option available to them as physicians learn more about the role of…
Rome IV Aims to Improve Outcomes for Patients with Functional GI Disorders like IBS
ROME IV represents the marked and exciting expansion in the science of functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs), which has further improved our understanding of FGIDs like irritable bowel syndrome, chronic constipation and functional dyspepsia, and resulted in more effective treatment options.…