More IBS & Bowel Function News

• New Guidelines Issued for Management of IBS

  Dec. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A leading organization of gastroenterologists has released new guidelines on ...

• FDA Puts Black Box Warning on Bowel-Cleansing Drugs

  Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Two prescription drugs used to cleanse the bowel before a ...

• Peppermint Oil, Fiber Can Fight Irritable Bowel

  November 13 (HealthDay News) -- For some patients, the best therapy for irritable bowel syndrome ...

• Two Drugs Show Promise Against Severe Constipation

  May 28 (HealthDay News) -- Two new medications offer hope for the most severe forms ...

• Entereg Helps Restore Post-Operative Bowel Function

  May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Entereg (alvimopan) has been approved by the U.S. Food and ...

• Amitiza Treats Irritable Bowel With Constipation

  April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Amitiza (lubiprostone) has been approved by the U.S. Food and ...

• Scientists ID New Genetic Markers for Bowel Disease

  April 4 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified new genetic markers for Crohn's disease and ...

• IBS Symptoms More Acute in Women With History of Abuse

  Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Women with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who've suffered physical and/or ...

• Harnessing the Mind to Manage Irritable Bowel Syndrome

  Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- When drugs and dietary changes don't provide relief from the ...

• Allergy Disorders Linked with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

  Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- There may be a link between allergies and irritable bowel ...

• Too Much Sugar-Free Gum Linked to Severe Weight Loss

  Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Chewing too much sugar-free gum containing the artificial sweetener sorbitol ...

• Women With IBS Unable to Switch Off Pain Response

  Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Women with irritable bowel syndrome anticipate and react to pain ...

• Chronic GI Troubles Keep Workers Off the Job

  Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) -- People with some common functional gastrointestinal disorders lose the equivalent ...

• Farms Shield Kids From Bowel Disease

  August 7 (HealthDay News) -- Children regularly exposed to farm life as babies are about ...

• Inflammatory Joint, Bowel Diseases May Be Linked

  July 31 (HealthDay News) -- People whose blood relatives have the joint disease ankylosing spondylitis ...

• New Crohn's Disease Drug Shows Promise

  July 19 (HealthDay News) -- A new drug against Crohn's disease may be of real ...

• Treating the Mind Eases Irritable Bowel

  May 29 (HealthDay News) -- Hypnotherapy, antidepressants and other mind-centered treatments could help people battling ...

• Bowel Disease, Nerve Problems Linked

  April 24 (HealthDay News) -- People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn's disease ...

• Misconceptions Linger Around Irritable Bowel Syndrome

  April 23 (HealthDay News) -- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder that ...