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Inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome: similarities and differences.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24811054?dopt=Abstract
 2014 Jul;30(4):352-8. doi: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000000070.

Inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome: similarities and differences.

Abstract

PURPOSE OF REVIEW:

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are classically viewed as dichotomous conditions. The former is perceived as a typical organic disease, and the latter is regarded as a disorder of gut function driven by mood. Recent research identified some shared contributing factors, which will be discussed here.

RECENT FINDINGS:

Mounting evidence shows the importance in both IBD and IBS of genetic, microbiological, epithelial, and immunological factors. In some instances, these factors overlap in the two conditions as shown by: involvement of brain-gut axis dysfunction in IBD, implication of TNFSF gene in Crohn's disease and IBS, evidence of abnormal microbiota and its impact on host functions, identification of low-grade inflammation in subsets of IBS patients, and development of IBS symptoms in patients with IBD in remission.

SUMMARY:

IBD and IBS remain separate conditions although there are some overlapping mechanisms. Both research and clinical management would benefit from considering a functional approach for certain manifestations of IBD and accepting an organic view in subsets of IBS patients.
PMID:
 
24811054
 
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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