New recommendations released for treatment of IBS

Although irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common disease diagnosed by gastroenterologists, it’s also one of the most misunderstood. That’s why updated guidelines addressing the management of the condition are being released by the American College of Gastroenterology.

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UMHS - What are Functional Bowel Disorders (FBD)

Functional Bowel Disorders (or FBD) is a term that describes a problem with how your stomach and bowels function or work. Irritable bowel syndrome and functional dyspepsia are functional bowel disorders

UMHS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic (long-lasting) disorder of the large intestine

UMHS - Healthwise Knowledgebase:Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a disorder of the intestines. It causes belly pain, cramping or bloating, and diarrhea or constipation. Irritable bowel syndrome is a long-term problem, but there are things you can do to reduce your symptoms.

UMHS - Healthwise Knowledgebase: Controlling irritable bowel syndrome with diet:

Many people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) find that eating prompts symptoms of abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea (or, sometimes, alternating periods of constipation and diarrhea), and bloating. Making adjustments to your diet can provide relief

Health Line Today : Irritable Bowel Syndrome

IBS—not your typical tummy ache. Symptoms may include abdominal bloating and soreness, gas, alternating diarrhea and constipation, backaches, and fatigue. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful:

Health Line Today : Homeopathic Remedies for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic problem with varying symptoms, including abdominal pain and bloating, alternating diarrhea and constipation, flatulence, back pain, and fatigue

Health Line Today : Diarrhea

While persistent or severe cases may need special care, for common diarrhea discomfort relief just takes time and a few well-chosen remedies. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful:

Health Line Today : Homeopathic Remedies for Diarrhea

Diarrhea is the body’s cleansing response, removing unwanted substances by way of the digestive tract.

Health Line Today : Constipation

Find comfort from constipation, a change in normal bowel habits characterized by a decrease in frequency and passage of hard, dry stools. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful:

Health Line Today : Homeopathic Remedies for Constipation

Diet, exercise, and lifestyle factors are often the key to constipation. Homeopathic remedies can also help the body work efficiently.

Quesiton : I have insomnia and can't get back to sleep when I wake up in the middle of the night. Help!

Dr. J. Todd Arnedt Answers

Ask the Podcast Doctor is provided by the University of Michigan Heath System. Ask the podcast doctor is produced by David Stutz , M.D., FACP, he takes your health and medical questions and gets answers from experts.

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UMHS - Healthwise Knowledgebase : Insomnia

People with insomnia have problems falling asleep or staying asleep. You may wake up during the night or wake up too early the next morning.

UMHS - Healthwise Knowledgebase : Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea means that you often stop breathing for 10 seconds or longer during sleep.

UMHS - Healthwise Knowledgebase : Sleep Problems, Age 12 and Older

Everyone has a "bad night" once in a while. Dogs barking, the wind howling, or overeating may make it difficult to sleep. It is estimated that 35% of adults have occasional sleep problems, which can have many causes.

UMHS - Healthwise Knowledgebase : Sleep Studies

Sleep studies are tests that watch what happens to your body during sleep. The studies are done to find out what are done to find out what is causing your sleep problems

UMHS - Healthwise Knowledgebase : How to set up a healthy sleep environment

Insomnia is a common condition. Most people will have an occasional bout of sleeplessness due to temporary stress, worry, or irregular schedule.

Health Line Today : Insomnia or Sleeplessness

Tired of insomnia? Fortunately, there are alternatives to counting sheep to help you get a healthy night’s sleep. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful:

Health Line Today : Homeopathic Remedies for Sleeplessness

Sleep is an opportunity for the brain and body to rest and be restored. In addition, many functions important to good health take place during sleep at night.

Healing Process Found to Backfire in Lung Patients

A mechanism in the body which typically helps a person heal from an injury, may actually be causing patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) to get worse, researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and their collaborators have found.

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What Is Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis?

Pulmonary (PULL-mun-ary) fibrosis is a condition in which tissue deep in your lungs becomes thick and stiff, or scarred, over time. The development of the scarred tissue is called fibrosis.

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

No one knows what causes pulmonary fibrosis or why some people get it. It causes the lungs to become scarred and stiffened

Pulmonary Fibrosis

Pulmonary fibrosis harms the tissues deep in your lungs. The air sacs in your lungs and their supporting structures become inflamed and scarred. If scarring progresses, it makes your lungs thick and stiff. That makes it hard for you to catch your breath,

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Improving Life One Breath at a Time

National Heart Lung & Blood Institute

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides leadership for a national program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and blood; blood resources; and sleep disorders. Since October 1997, the NHLBI has also had administrative resp

The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation

The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation is the primary organization dedicated to finding a cure for and raising awareness of Pulmonary Fibrosis, an often fatal lung disease. The Foundation is also devoted to improving the quality of life for those afflicted wit

Lung Cancer

Love those lungs by protecting them from one of the most common kinds of cancer. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may reduce your risk or support your treatment:

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Breathe easier if you have COPD, a disease that leaves you winded and worn out. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may help keep oxygen flowing freely through your airways:

Bronchitis

A constant, nagging cough may point to a case of acute or chronic bronchitis. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may get those lungs back in shape.

Homeopathic Remedies for Bronchitis

Bronchitis occurs when the mucous membranes that line the upper breathing tubes become inflamed. Acute bronchitis often follows a viral illness such as a cold or flu, and can last for several weeks.

Mary Harris, M.D., gastroenterologist at Johns Hopkins, talks about ulcerative colitis.

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ulcerative colitis

Inflammatory bowel disease encompasses two idiopathic, chronic, inflammatory diseases:

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Anti-inflammatory drug treatment

Ulcerative Colitis

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an unexplained inflammatory disorder of the colon and rectum, due to damage caused by the body's immune system, that cannot be attributed to any pathogen

Colic

Calm your fussy baby’s colic by getting to the root of the cause. According to research or other evidence, the following steps may offer relief for your unhappy infant:

Ulcerative Colitis

Keeping an eye on your diet is essential to caring for colon inflammation. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may help treat UC symptoms and reduce your risk for relapse and complications:

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

IBS—not your typical tummy ache. Symptoms may include abdominal bloating and soreness, gas, alternating diarrhea and constipation, backaches, and fatigue. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful:

Diarrhea

While persistent or severe cases may need special care, for common diarrhea discomfort relief just takes time and a few well-chosen remedies. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful:

Crohn’s Disease

A full feeling in your stomach, accompanied by abdominal pain and regular bouts of diarrhea, may be signs of Crohn’s disease. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful:

Malabsorption

Over one hundred health conditions can contribute to the body’s inability to absorb food nutrients. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may help you remedy malabsorption:

Lactose Intolerance

Sour stomach? Could be lactose. Take it easy on your stomach by learning more about this commons condition and how you easily find dairy alternatives. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful:

Sanjay Jagannath, M.D., gastroenterologist at Johns Hopkins, discusses the diagnosis and management of pancreatitis. Part of our GI Podcast series.

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Acute Panreatitits

The pancreas is located deep in the retroperitoneal space of the upper part of the abdomen (Figure 1). It is almost completely covered by the stomach and duodenum.

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Leading Cause of Acute Pancreatitis

Pancreatitis (Acute and Chronic)

Gas, bloating, and other symptoms can surface when the pancreas doesn’t secrete enough of the enzymes needed for normal digestion. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful:

Hopkins GIM: Hospitalist Resident Rotator Elective

While on the Hospitalist service, rotators will be expected to participate in at least one on-going quality improvement and hospital throughput research projects designed to evaluate and improve patient safety and bed utilization on the unit

Endoscopy Clinic

The Endoscopy Unit at Johns Hopkins Bayview provides inpatient and outpatient, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic services, including colonoscopy, bronchoscopy and endoscopy

Endoscopy

Endoscopy is a general term for a procedure that looks inside the body using some type of endoscope. An endoscope is a flexible viewing tube with lenses, a small TV camera and a light on one end and an eyepiece on the other.