{"title":"Irritable bowel syndrome - less irritable, or better treatments?","authors":"Paul Travers, Brian E Lacy, David J Cangemi","doi":"10.1097/mog.0000000000000987","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic, often bothersome disorder of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) characterized by abdominal pain associated with a change in stool frequency and/or caliber. Recent advancements have improved our understanding of the underlying pathophysiology, thus opening new avenues for therapeutic intervention. The purpose of this review is to summarize the current literature regarding treatment modalities for IBS.","PeriodicalId":50607,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Gastroenterology","volume":"76 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6000,"publicationDate":"2023-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Current Opinion in Gastroenterology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/mog.0000000000000987","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic, often bothersome disorder of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) characterized by abdominal pain associated with a change in stool frequency and/or caliber. Recent advancements have improved our understanding of the underlying pathophysiology, thus opening new avenues for therapeutic intervention. The purpose of this review is to summarize the current literature regarding treatment modalities for IBS.
期刊介绍:
Published bimonthly and offering a unique and wide ranging perspective on the key developments in the field, each issue of Current Opinion in Gastroenterology features hand-picked review articles from our team of expert editors. With twelve disciplines published across the year – including gastrointestinal infections, nutrition and inflammatory bowel disease – every issue also contains annotated references detailing the merits of the most important papers.