"Melatonin can be considered an effective treatment for improving IBS score, GI symptoms, and quality of life in IBS patients with and without sleep disorders."
https://t.co/xFNw7cLAti
Incredible new study sheds light on high numbers of severely disabling conditions caused by #LongCovid
The most common new diagnoses caused by #LongCovid were tachycardia, followed by #POTS#MEcfs and IBS https://t.co/4py8siUP6h
"Overall, 5%-10% of individuals in chronic disease groups experienced exacerbation of their respective conditions following COVID‐19 immunization." https://t.co/AiNLPZeIkR
The brain and the gut share a connection, which is why feeling nervous can upset your stomach and an upset stomach can make you feel nervous. Study found that 44% of people with IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome had anxiety compared with just 8% without IBS.
#Mentalhealth
'Role of smoking in functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome: three random population‐based studies'
#smoking#dyspepsia#IBS#gastroenterology
Read at https://t.co/2jwWVVcPG2
"Smoking is an important environmental risk factor for postprandial distress syndrome..."
A paper in Nature demonstrates that infection by an enteric pathogen in a murine model can break oral tolerance to food antigens and lead to post-infectious symptoms resembling human Irritable Bowel Syndrome. https://t.co/BHIDtraF4N