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News: February 14, 2012
Past Trauma May Contribute to Bowel Disorder
MONDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Major psychological and emotional events experienced over a lifetime may contribute to the development of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to a new study. Researchers looked at 2,623 people and found th...
Mindful Meditation Might Ease Irritable Bowel Syndrome
MONDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- A simple meditation technique can help ease the torment suffered by people with a chronic bowel disease, a new study has found. The research, done at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, found that wom...
Scientists Discover How Peppermint Soothes Gastric Pain
FRIDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- New research offers insight into how peppermint helps relieve the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. Researchers from the University of Adelaide in Australia report that peppermint activates an "anti-pain" c...
Exercise Helps Ease Irritable Bowel Symptoms
FRIDAY, Jan. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Increasing one's physical activity routine can help improve symptoms among irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients, Swedish researchers report. Vigorous activity can also help keep IBS symptoms from worsening am...
Brain Structure Changes Found in Irritable Bowel Patients
TUESDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- Women with irritable bowel syndrome have increases and decreases in gray matter density in areas of the brain that play a role in attention, emotion regulation, pain inhibition and the processing of information...
Choir Singing May Relieve Irritable Bowel Syndrome
MONDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- For people suffering with irritable bowel syndrome, singing in a choir could be just what the doctor ordered, a team of Swedish researchers reports. The benefits of relaxation commonly associated with choir parti...
Colonoscopy Not Needed for Most With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
WEDNESDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) -- People with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) aren't at increased risk for polyps, colon cancer or inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's disease and, in most cases, don't require a colonoscopy, U.S. rese...
St. John's Wort Doesn't Ease Irritable Bowel Syndrome
THURSDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) -- The popular herbal supplement St. John's wort does not appear to relieve the pain and discomfort that accompanies irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), new research suggests. The finding is the first to indicate that...
Soluble Fiber, But Not Bran, Soothes Irritable Bowel
FRIDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- People with the chronic condition known as irritable bowel syndrome may find relief by consuming soluble fiber (psyllium). But they'll get no relief -- and perhaps more bowel upset -- from bran, a new Dutch stud...
New Guidelines Issued for Management of IBS
THURSDAY, Dec. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A leading organization of gastroenterologists has released new guidelines on the management of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The guidelines, issued by the American College of Gastroenterology and published i...
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