International Internal Medicine Journal(IIMJ)

Senior Consultant Gastroenterology Apollo Hospital,Bhubaneswar, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  Targeting the Gut Brain Axis: A Recent Concept in Treatment of IBS
  Author(s): Rasmirekha Behera* and Sushant Sethi
  
  Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most prevalent Functional gastrointenstinal disorders (FGIDs) prevalence estimated at 12%. IBS is an important health care concern as it greatly affects patient’s quality of life and imposes a significant economic burden to health care system.Cardinal symptoms of IBS include abdominal pain and altered bowel habits. The diagnosis of IBS can be made by performing a careful review of the patients’s symptoms, taking a thoughtful history (e.g diet,medication,medical,surgical and psychological history), evaluating patients for the presence of warning signs (e.g red flag of anemia,hematochezia, Unintentional weight loss) and using the Rome IV criteria. Different pathophysiological mechanisms like psychosocial factors, altered motility and altered sensations are associated with IBS. The objectives of this review is to focus on the relation of .. Read More»
  

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