dyspepsia

Alterations of food antigen-specific serum immunoglobulins G and E antibodies in patients with irritable bowel syndrome and functional dyspepsia.

Clin Exp Allergy. 2007 Jun;37(6):823-30.

Zuo XL, Li YQ, Li WJ, Guo YT, Lu XF, Li JM, Desmond PV.

Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China.

BACKGROUND: Post-prandial worsening of symptoms as well as adverse reactions to one or more foods are common in the patients with functional gastrointestinal diseases, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia (FD). However, the role played by true food allergy in the pathogenesis of these diseases is still controversial and there are no well-established tests to identify food allergy in this condition.

Development of functional diarrhea, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, and dyspepsia during and after traveling outside the USA.

Dig Dis Sci. 2008 Jan;53(1):271-6. Epub 2007 Jun 5.

Tuteja AK, Talley NJ, Gelman SS, Alder SC, Thompson C, Tolman K, Hale DC.

George E Wahlen VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Ashok.Tuteja@hsc.utah.edu

BACKGROUND: Persistent gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms after travel abroad may be common. It remains unclear how often subjects who developed new GI symptoms while abroad have persistent symptoms on return. The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the prevalence of persistent GI symptoms in a healthy cohort of travelers.