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Brain‐Gut Axis

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: The present review describes advances in understanding the mechanisms and provide an update of present and promising therapy directed at the gut or the brain in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The diagnosis of IBS typically is based on identification of symptoms, such as the Rome III criteria for IBS in adults and children. The criteria are similar in children and adults. The focus of the present review is the bowel dysfunction associated with IBS.

Source: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0b013e31823d34c3

Authors: Michael Camilleri, Carlo Di Lorenzo

Institutions: Mayo Clinic, Nationwide Children's Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Gastrointestinal motility and disorders

Subfield: Gastroenterology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases