Konrad Lewandowski, Magdalena Kaniewska, Mariusz Rosołowski, Grażyna Rydzewska
{"title":"Gastrointestinal symptoms in COVID-19.","authors":"Konrad Lewandowski, Magdalena Kaniewska, Mariusz Rosołowski, Grażyna Rydzewska","doi":"10.5114/pg.2021.112683","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/pg.2021.112683","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>SARS-CoV-2 infection manifests mainly by involving the respiratory system. Due to the presence of abdominal symptoms, the digestive system is clearly involved in the expression, transmission, and possible pathogenesis of COVID-19. There are many theories regarding the development of abdominal symptoms, including angiotensin 2 receptor, cytokine storm, and disturbances of the intestinal microbiome. This paper provides an overview of the most important meta-analyses and publications on gastrointestinal symptoms and the gut microbiome in COVID-19.</p>","PeriodicalId":20719,"journal":{"name":"Przegla̜d Gastroenterologiczny","volume":"18 1","pages":"61-66"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/99/7b/PG-18-46193.PMC10050985.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9595477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Alterations of bile acid metabolism in patients with functional bowel disorders: a case-control study.","authors":"Serhii Polishchuk, Artem Neverovskyi, Vadym Shypulin","doi":"10.5114/pg.2023.133062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/pg.2023.133062","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>It is assumed that up to 50% of patients with functional bowel disorders with diarrhoea may suffer from bile acid (BA) malabsorption, which is considered as an underrecognized cause of chronic diarrhoea.Aim: To evaluate the indicators of BA metabolism in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The study population included 28 healthy adults (control group), 108 patients with IBS with diarrhoea (IBS-D) and 37 with constipation (IBS-C), aged 18-44 years. All participants were assessed by symptoms questionnaires: VSI and FBDSI. High-performance liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) was used to measure serum and faecal BA (sBA and fBA). Ultra-performance liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS) was used to evaluate the relative activity (RA) of gut bacterial bile salt hydrolase (BSH).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Primary sBA in absolute and percentages, total fBA, and primary fBA in absolute and percentages were higher, and secondary sBA and fBA in percentages were lower in the IBS-D group compared to the control and IBS-C groups (<i>p</i> < 0.01). The RA of gut bacterial BSH was lower in IBS-D compared to the control and IBS-C groups (<i>p</i> < 0.01). RA of gut bacterial BSH, secondary sBA and fBA correlated negatively with abdominal pain, bloating, stool frequency, Bristol scale, VSI, and FBDSI (<i>p</i> < 0.05 in all). Total fBA, primary sBA, and fBA correlated positively with the same clinical parameters (<i>p</i> < 0.05 in all).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>IBS-D patients had altered parameters of BA metabolism that were associated with the severity of clinical symptoms, disease severity, visceral sensitivity, and stool appearance and frequency.</p>","PeriodicalId":20719,"journal":{"name":"Przegla̜d Gastroenterologiczny","volume":"18 4","pages":"442-448"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10985747/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140851156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Brain-derived neurotrophic factor - a key player in the gastrointestinal system.","authors":"Arjun Singh","doi":"10.5114/pg.2023.132957","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/pg.2023.132957","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is highly expressed throughout the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and plays a critical role in the regulation of intestinal motility, secretion, sensation, immunity, and mucosal integrity. Dysregulation of BDNF signalling has been implicated in the pathophysiology of various GI disorders including inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, functional dyspepsia, and diabetic gastroenteropathy. This review provides a comprehensive overview of BDNF localization, synthesis, receptors, and signalling mechanisms in the gut. In addition, current evidence on the diverse physiologic and pathophysiologic roles of BDNF in the control of intestinal peristalsis, mucosal transport processes, visceral sensation, neuroimmune interactions, gastrointestinal mucosal healing, and enteric nervous system homeostasis are discussed. Finally, the therapeutic potential of targeting BDNF for the treatment of functional GI diseases is explored. Advancing knowledge of BDNF biology and mechanisms of action may lead to new therapies based on harnessing the gut trophic effects of this neurotrophin.</p>","PeriodicalId":20719,"journal":{"name":"Przegla̜d Gastroenterologiczny","volume":"18 4","pages":"380-392"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10985741/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140864135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Georgios-Ioannis Verras, Dimitrios Filis, Ioannis Panagiotopoulos, Elias Liolis, Dimitrios Kehagias, Dimitrios Bousis, Ioannis Perdikaris, Charalampos Kaplanis, Levan Tchabashvili, Francesk Mulita
{"title":"Perineal pseudocontinent colostomy: an alternative method to promote patients' satisfaction and safety?","authors":"Georgios-Ioannis Verras, Dimitrios Filis, Ioannis Panagiotopoulos, Elias Liolis, Dimitrios Kehagias, Dimitrios Bousis, Ioannis Perdikaris, Charalampos Kaplanis, Levan Tchabashvili, Francesk Mulita","doi":"10.5114/pg.2022.116998","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/pg.2022.116998","url":null,"abstract":"review of the advantages and disadvantages of cancer","PeriodicalId":20719,"journal":{"name":"Przegla̜d Gastroenterologiczny","volume":"18 2","pages":"216-218"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/0c/c3/PG-18-47220.PMC10395054.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9941884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anna Nazarewska, Konrad Lewandowski, Magdalena Kaniewska, Edyta Tulewicz-Marti, Martyna Więcek, Paulina Szwarc, Mariusz Rosołowski, Wojciech Marlicz, Grażyna Rydzewska
{"title":"Long-lasting dyspeptic symptoms - another consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic?","authors":"Anna Nazarewska, Konrad Lewandowski, Magdalena Kaniewska, Edyta Tulewicz-Marti, Martyna Więcek, Paulina Szwarc, Mariusz Rosołowski, Wojciech Marlicz, Grażyna Rydzewska","doi":"10.5114/pg.2023.129414","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/pg.2023.129414","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>It is known that the virus SARS-CoV-2 can attack the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and induce gastroenteritis. This can trigger a wide variety of disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBIs) or functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs), including post-infectious dyspepsia, which remains underestimated.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To estimate the prevalence of dyspeptic symptoms following COVID-19, immediately after discharge and 3, 6, and 9 months after hospitalization.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>A prospective, single-centre evaluation of questions regarding functional dyspepsia (FD) as assessed by the Gastroduodenal Module of ROME IV Diagnostic Questionnaire for Adult FGIDs among 320 patients who had had COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The FD ROME IV criteria were met at the respective time-points by 0.0% (0), 4.8% (12), 3.2% (8), and 3.2% (8) of cases. However, the presence of GI symptoms that suggested FD but did not meet the timeframe ROME IV criteria for FD were found in 9.6% (24), 23.5% (59), 20.7% (52), and 20.7% (52) of cases, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The presence and persistence of gastrointestinal dyspeptic symptoms following COVID-19 is a significant problem. The timeframe of the Rome IV criteria may underestimate the number of patients with persistent dyspeptic symptoms following COVID-19 disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":20719,"journal":{"name":"Przegla̜d Gastroenterologiczny","volume":"18 2","pages":"175-182"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/a7/ec/PG-18-51068.PMC10395060.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9941885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Risk calculator score in colorectal surgery: which model?","authors":"D. Coco, S. Leanza","doi":"10.5114/pg.2023.124244","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/pg.2023.124244","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20719,"journal":{"name":"Przegla̜d Gastroenterologiczny","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70474884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wojciech Marlicz, Anastasios Koulaouzidis, Dafni Charisopoulou, Janusz Jankowski, Maria Marlicz, Karolina Skonieczna-Zydecka, Patrycja Krynicka, Igor Loniewski, Jerzy Samochowiec, Grażyna Rydzewska, George Koulaouzidis
{"title":"Burnout in healthcare - the Emperor's New Clothes.","authors":"Wojciech Marlicz, Anastasios Koulaouzidis, Dafni Charisopoulou, Janusz Jankowski, Maria Marlicz, Karolina Skonieczna-Zydecka, Patrycja Krynicka, Igor Loniewski, Jerzy Samochowiec, Grażyna Rydzewska, George Koulaouzidis","doi":"10.5114/pg.2023.131595","DOIUrl":"10.5114/pg.2023.131595","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Burnout is common among physicians; it severely alters their health and has a negative impact on functioning of healthcare systems. Hypertension, increased cortisol levels, maladaptive behaviors with negative social consequences, and suboptimal quality of care have been associated with healthcare providers' burnout. As the number of patients with cancers, psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders will rise, we need new solutions to maintain physicians' health and, therefore, quality of care. Coping strategies before the COVID-19 pandemic seem ineffective in scaling all the deficits of the global healthcare systems. Examples of new initiatives include new collaborative projects, such as COH-FIT (The Collaborative Outcomes study on Health and Functioning during Infection Times - https://www.coh-fit.com), which aims to collect global data and understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical and mental health in order to identify various coping strategies for patients and healthcare workers during infection times, or MEMO (Minimizing Error, Maximizing Outcome), funded by the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Others: i) Rome Foundation GastroPsych undertake efforts dedicated to the science and practice of psychogastroenterology, a burgeoning field with roots in behavioral intervention, cognitive science and experimental psychology focused on fostering the professional growth and collaboration of those engaged in medical practices, or ii) World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO), Train The Trainers (TTT) program including a new topic of the impact of burnout on career longevity in order to foster strategies for staying healthy and increasing career satisfaction. There is a need for continuous development of digital technologies (e.g. training simulators, telemedicine, robots and artificial intelligence). Their implementation into medical practice is inevitable. Now more than ever, there is a need for a new spirit in healthcare. Together with others in the field, we believe this article is a desperate call for maximizing the use of novel technologies supported by collaborative interactions among healthcare providers and medical professionals of diverse medical fields.</p>","PeriodicalId":20719,"journal":{"name":"Przegla̜d Gastroenterologiczny","volume":"18 3","pages":"274-280"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10626384/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71485284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rani Ratheesh, Michael T Ulrich, Sherief Ghozy, Mohammed Al-Jaboori, Sandeep S Nayak
{"title":"The association between diabetes and gallstones: a nationwide population-based cohort study.","authors":"Rani Ratheesh, Michael T Ulrich, Sherief Ghozy, Mohammed Al-Jaboori, Sandeep S Nayak","doi":"10.5114/pg.2023.131395","DOIUrl":"10.5114/pg.2023.131395","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Evidence regarding the association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and cholelithiasis is still inconsistent.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To examine the association between diabetes and gallstones and the commonly associated factors in a nationwide population-based cohort investigation.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The demographic and outcome variable data were extracted from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database for the years 2017-2018.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 5376 individuals were included in the final analysis, with a mean age of 51.3 ±17.8 years. Females constituted 51.5% of the included individuals, and the overall mean body mass index (BMI) was 29.8 ±7.4 kg/m<sup>2</sup>. The prevalence of diabetes was 16.2% among the included individuals, with a mean age of 50.6 ±13.6 years at diagnosis of diabetes, and only 4.5% were taking insulin. The prevalence of cholelithiasis was 11.2%, with a mean age of 44.4 ±16.1 years at diagnosis, and 11.3% had previous cholecystectomy (gallbladder surgery.) There was a significant increase in gallstone rates among diabetic patients as compared to non-diabetics in the unadjusted (OR = 2.30; 95% CI: 1.89-2.79; <i>p</i> < 0.001) and adjusted (OR = 1.52; 95% CI: 1.20-1.92; <i>p</i> < 0.001) models. Moreover, this association was not time-dependent where the \"age when first told you had diabetes\" did not show a significant influence on the gallstone rate, whether in unadjusted (OR = 1.01; 95% CI: 1.00-1.02; <i>p</i> = 0.221) or adjusted (OR = 1.01; 95% CI: 0.99-1.03; <i>p</i> = 0.395) models. Furthermore, insulin usage was found to be a significant predictor of cholelithiasis, whether in unadjusted (OR = 2.39; 95% CI: 1.74-3.28; <i>p</i> < 0.001) or adjusted (OR = 1.52; 95% CI: 1.05-2.19; <i>p</i> = 0.026) models.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>DM and insulin therapy are possible risk factors for developing cholelithiasis.</p>","PeriodicalId":20719,"journal":{"name":"Przegla̜d Gastroenterologiczny","volume":"18 3","pages":"292-299"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10626383/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71485292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Grażyna Piotrowicz, Agata A Rudnik, Mariola Bidzan, Grażyna Rydzewska
{"title":"Selected personality traits and emotional disorders of women diagnosed with gastrointestinal disease - a pilot study.","authors":"Grażyna Piotrowicz, Agata A Rudnik, Mariola Bidzan, Grażyna Rydzewska","doi":"10.5114/pg.2022.118015","DOIUrl":"10.5114/pg.2022.118015","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>There are many studies on the influence of psychological factors in the appearance of symptoms and their treatment among gastroenterological patients. It is increasingly indicated that these factors are of great importance also for the quality of life of people struggling with a chronic disease.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To evaluate personality traits and emotional disorders in female patients with gastrointestinal conditions such as functional dyspepsia (FD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The sample of 28 patients was verified in terms of the disease using the GAST questionnaire and assessed by personality questionnaires and psychological tests: the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), EAS Temperament Survey, Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPQ-R), Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS); Beliefs about Pain Control Questionnaire (BPCQ), General Self-efficacy Scale (GSES), and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The control group was recruited from female university students declaring full health. The conducted statistical analysis showed that there is a significant relationship between personality traits, psychological predispositions, and both the experience of illness and satisfaction with life among this specific group of patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This pilot study demonstrated the need for a personalized approach to gastroenterological patients, also based on their personality characteristics. Such an approach may increase the effectiveness of therapy and bring benefits in long-term treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":20719,"journal":{"name":"Przegla̜d Gastroenterologiczny","volume":"1 1","pages":"300-307"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10626385/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70474932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Erratum: Guidelines for the management of ulcerative colitis. Recommendations of the Polish Society of Gastroenterology and the Polish National Consultant in Gastroenterology. Erratum.","authors":"","doi":"10.5114/pg.2023.129421","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/pg.2023.129421","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article DOI: 10.5114/pg.2023.125882.].</p>","PeriodicalId":20719,"journal":{"name":"Przegla̜d Gastroenterologiczny","volume":"18 2","pages":"224"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/b4/52/PG-18-51072.PMC10395064.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9939197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}