I am going to be working on a more formal write-up later this week. I will try and cite some sources where available. Many of these items are abstracts of research studies.
Quick Digestive Disease Week (DDW) recap
We're back from the Digestive Disease Week (DDW) medical conference. As always, it provides a wealth of information from researchers and industry about IBS and other digestive disorders. A few tidbits of what we learned. We will be posting a complete summary sometime next week.
- Gut microbiota (bacteria) has a complex relationship with us. Diet is a major determinant of gut microbiota. There were murmurs that food may play an important role in IBS despite doctors denying that food plays any role.
- Small Intestinal Bacteria Overgrowth (SIBO) may be far more rare in IBS than what was believed.
- Most burdensome cormorbidities with IBS are lower back pain, major depression, general anxiety disorder, insomnia
- The first year after you are diagnosed with IBS is the time when you seek most medical services.
- If your bloating and distension do not follow a cycle of getting worse during the day and more painful at night, followed by return to normal the next morning than it's a red flag and needs further examination by a doctor
- Plecanatide is a new IBS-C (IBS w/constipation) medication that is entering Phase-3 clinical studies. The safety profile is impressive.
- A new prescription medical food for IBS-D (IBS with diarrhea) with be on the market in July in the US - EnteraGam™ (serum-derived bovine immunoglobulin/protein isolate; SBI). It is a very different kind of treatment. Side effects are virtually non-existent unless you are allergic to beef.
Jeffrey
Founder, IBS Self Help and Support Group
- Gut microbiota (bacteria) has a complex relationship with us. Diet is a major determinant of gut microbiota. There were murmurs that food may play an important role in IBS despite doctors denying that food plays any role.
- Small Intestinal Bacteria Overgrowth (SIBO) may be far more rare in IBS than what was believed.
- Most burdensome cormorbidities with IBS are lower back pain, major depression, general anxiety disorder, insomnia
- The first year after you are diagnosed with IBS is the time when you seek most medical services.
- If your bloating and distension do not follow a cycle of getting worse during the day and more painful at night, followed by return to normal the next morning than it's a red flag and needs further examination by a doctor
- Plecanatide is a new IBS-C (IBS w/constipation) medication that is entering Phase-3 clinical studies. The safety profile is impressive.
- A new prescription medical food for IBS-D (IBS with diarrhea) with be on the market in July in the US - EnteraGam™ (serum-derived bovine immunoglobulin/protein isolate; SBI). It is a very different kind of treatment. Side effects are virtually non-existent unless you are allergic to beef.
Jeffrey
Founder, IBS Self Help and Support Group
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