Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY

Dietary treatment more effective than medicines in IBS

Dietary treatment is more effective than medications in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). These are the findings of a study conducted at the University of Gothenburg. With dietary adjustments, more than

Timing is everything: Study finds link between bowel movement frequency and overall health

Everybody poops, but not every day. New research by the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) suggests bowel movement frequency is linked to long-term health. An ISB-led research team examined the

Cutting out sugar and starch is as effective for IBS as current recommendations

Symptoms for patients with the gastrointestinal disease IBS improved as much by eating less sugar and starch as for those who followed FODMAP — the diet currently recommended to patients.