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Disturbance in Bowel Function

MedGen UID:
232134
•Concept ID:
C1333310
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Sign or Symptom

Definition

Abnormal functioning of the small and/or large intestine. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of Chronic Diarrhea in Primary Care: The Gastroenterologists' Advice.
Hammer HF
Dig Dis 2021;39(6):615-621. Epub 2021 Feb 15 doi: 10.1159/000515219. PMID: 33588424
Mechanisms, Evaluation, and Management of Chronic Constipation.
Bharucha AE, Lacy BE
Gastroenterology 2020 Apr;158(5):1232-1249.e3. Epub 2020 Jan 13 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.12.034. PMID: 31945360Free PMC Article
Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cerebral palsy.
O'Shea TM
Clin Obstet Gynecol 2008 Dec;51(4):816-28. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181870ba7. PMID: 18981805Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Irritable bowel syndrome.
Ford AC, Sperber AD, Corsetti M, Camilleri M
Lancet 2020 Nov 21;396(10263):1675-1688. Epub 2020 Oct 10 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31548-8. PMID: 33049223
Constipation and Fecal Incontinence in the Elderly.
Deb B, Prichard DO, Bharucha AE
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2020 Aug 24;22(11):54. doi: 10.1007/s11894-020-00791-1. PMID: 32839874
Pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome.
Holtmann GJ, Ford AC, Talley NJ
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2016 Oct;1(2):133-146. Epub 2016 Sep 8 doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(16)30023-1. PMID: 28404070
The diagnostic approach to monogenic very early onset inflammatory bowel disease.
Uhlig HH, Schwerd T, Koletzko S, Shah N, Kammermeier J, Elkadri A, Ouahed J, Wilson DC, Travis SP, Turner D, Klein C, Snapper SB, Muise AM; COLORS in IBD Study Group and NEOPICS
Gastroenterology 2014 Nov;147(5):990-1007.e3. Epub 2014 Jul 21 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2014.07.023. PMID: 25058236Free PMC Article
Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cerebral palsy.
O'Shea TM
Clin Obstet Gynecol 2008 Dec;51(4):816-28. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181870ba7. PMID: 18981805Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Irritable bowel syndrome.
Ford AC, Sperber AD, Corsetti M, Camilleri M
Lancet 2020 Nov 21;396(10263):1675-1688. Epub 2020 Oct 10 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31548-8. PMID: 33049223
Constipation and Fecal Incontinence in the Elderly.
Deb B, Prichard DO, Bharucha AE
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2020 Aug 24;22(11):54. doi: 10.1007/s11894-020-00791-1. PMID: 32839874
Mechanisms, Evaluation, and Management of Chronic Constipation.
Bharucha AE, Lacy BE
Gastroenterology 2020 Apr;158(5):1232-1249.e3. Epub 2020 Jan 13 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.12.034. PMID: 31945360Free PMC Article
Pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome.
Holtmann GJ, Ford AC, Talley NJ
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2016 Oct;1(2):133-146. Epub 2016 Sep 8 doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(16)30023-1. PMID: 28404070
Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cerebral palsy.
O'Shea TM
Clin Obstet Gynecol 2008 Dec;51(4):816-28. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181870ba7. PMID: 18981805Free PMC Article

Therapy

Disturbances of the Gut Microbiota and Microbiota-Derived Metabolites in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Hu Y, Chen Z, Xu C, Kan S, Chen D
Nutrients 2022 Dec 2;14(23) doi: 10.3390/nu14235140. PMID: 36501169Free PMC Article
Irritable bowel syndrome.
Ford AC, Sperber AD, Corsetti M, Camilleri M
Lancet 2020 Nov 21;396(10263):1675-1688. Epub 2020 Oct 10 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31548-8. PMID: 33049223
Mechanisms, Evaluation, and Management of Chronic Constipation.
Bharucha AE, Lacy BE
Gastroenterology 2020 Apr;158(5):1232-1249.e3. Epub 2020 Jan 13 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.12.034. PMID: 31945360Free PMC Article
Pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome.
Holtmann GJ, Ford AC, Talley NJ
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2016 Oct;1(2):133-146. Epub 2016 Sep 8 doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(16)30023-1. PMID: 28404070
Anterior resection syndrome.
Bryant CL, Lunniss PJ, Knowles CH, Thaha MA, Chan CL
Lancet Oncol 2012 Sep;13(9):e403-8. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(12)70236-X. PMID: 22935240

Prognosis

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and inflammatory bowel disease; Beneficial or malpractice.
Hatamnejad MR, Baradaran Ghavami S, Shirvani M, Asghari Ahmadabad M, Shahrokh S, Farmani M, Sherkat G, Asadzadeh Aghdaei H, Zali MR
Front Immunol 2022;13:980189. Epub 2022 Oct 6 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.980189. PMID: 36275739Free PMC Article
Irritable bowel syndrome.
Ford AC, Sperber AD, Corsetti M, Camilleri M
Lancet 2020 Nov 21;396(10263):1675-1688. Epub 2020 Oct 10 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31548-8. PMID: 33049223
The diagnostic approach to monogenic very early onset inflammatory bowel disease.
Uhlig HH, Schwerd T, Koletzko S, Shah N, Kammermeier J, Elkadri A, Ouahed J, Wilson DC, Travis SP, Turner D, Klein C, Snapper SB, Muise AM; COLORS in IBD Study Group and NEOPICS
Gastroenterology 2014 Nov;147(5):990-1007.e3. Epub 2014 Jul 21 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2014.07.023. PMID: 25058236Free PMC Article
Anterior resection syndrome.
Bryant CL, Lunniss PJ, Knowles CH, Thaha MA, Chan CL
Lancet Oncol 2012 Sep;13(9):e403-8. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(12)70236-X. PMID: 22935240
Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cerebral palsy.
O'Shea TM
Clin Obstet Gynecol 2008 Dec;51(4):816-28. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181870ba7. PMID: 18981805Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Role of the duodenal microbiota in functional dyspepsia.
Brown G, Hoedt EC, Keely S, Shah A, Walker MM, Holtmann G, Talley NJ
Neurogastroenterol Motil 2022 Nov;34(11):e14372. Epub 2022 Apr 11 doi: 10.1111/nmo.14372. PMID: 35403776Free PMC Article
Abdomino-anal Dyscoordination in Defecatory Disorders.
Srinivasan SG, Muthyala A, Sharma M, Feuerhak K, Boon A, Bailey KR, Bharucha AE
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022 Sep;20(9):2091-2101.e5. Epub 2021 Dec 8 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.11.040. PMID: 34896282Free PMC Article
The diagnostic approach to monogenic very early onset inflammatory bowel disease.
Uhlig HH, Schwerd T, Koletzko S, Shah N, Kammermeier J, Elkadri A, Ouahed J, Wilson DC, Travis SP, Turner D, Klein C, Snapper SB, Muise AM; COLORS in IBD Study Group and NEOPICS
Gastroenterology 2014 Nov;147(5):990-1007.e3. Epub 2014 Jul 21 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2014.07.023. PMID: 25058236Free PMC Article
Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cerebral palsy.
O'Shea TM
Clin Obstet Gynecol 2008 Dec;51(4):816-28. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181870ba7. PMID: 18981805Free PMC Article
Evacuation sonography.
Piloni V, Spazzafumo L
Tech Coloproctol 2005 Jul;9(2):119-25; discussion 125-6. Epub 2005 Jul 8 doi: 10.1007/s10151-005-0209-2. PMID: 16007363

Recent systematic reviews

Menstrual Dysfunction in Adolescents with Chronic Illness: A Systematic Review.
Hobbs AK, Cheng HL, Tee EYF, Steinbeck KS
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2023 Aug;36(4):338-348. Epub 2023 May 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2023.05.005. PMID: 37192680
Utility of postoperative anorectal manometry in children with anorectal malformation: a systematic review.
Rajasegaran S, Tan WS, Ezrien DE, Sanmugam A, Singaravel S, Nah SA
Pediatr Surg Int 2022 Aug;38(8):1089-1097. Epub 2022 Jun 21 doi: 10.1007/s00383-022-05152-9. PMID: 35727358
Assessment and Treatment of Nocturia in Neurological Disease in a Primary Care Setting: Systematic Review and Nominal Group Technique Consensus.
van Merode NAM, Dawson S, Coulthard E, Henderson EJ, Rice CM, Rees J, Smith M, Strong E, Cotterill N, Huntley AL, Drake MJ
Eur Urol Focus 2022 Jan;8(1):33-41. Epub 2022 Jan 12 doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2021.12.012. PMID: 35031351
Management of Chronic Diarrhea in Primary Care: The Gastroenterologists' Advice.
Hammer HF
Dig Dis 2021;39(6):615-621. Epub 2021 Feb 15 doi: 10.1159/000515219. PMID: 33588424
Systematic review: exercise-induced gastrointestinal syndrome-implications for health and intestinal disease.
Costa RJS, Snipe RMJ, Kitic CM, Gibson PR
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2017 Aug;46(3):246-265. Epub 2017 Jun 7 doi: 10.1111/apt.14157. PMID: 28589631

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