Background: Whether small-bowel motility is abnormal in the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
is a controversy at present. The aim of our study was to compare ambulatory long-term …

Background: The relationship of small-bowel dysmotility to dietary intake in irritable bowel
syndrome (IBS) is obscure. Methods: This study evaluated postprandial jejunal motility in …

The aim of the study was to further elucidate the pathophysiology of irritable bowel
syndrome and its subgroups by examining and comparing alterations in small bowel motility …

Continuous 72-h recordings of duodenojejunal contractile activity were obtained from 20
freely ambulant subjects; pressure was detected by two straingauge sensors incorporated in …

The pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has been related more to dysmotility of
the colon than to abnormalities of the small intestine. To look for small bowel abnormalities …

Dysmotility of the duodenum and proximal jejunum has been reported in patients with
irritable bowel syndrome. This study extended these findings by recording fasting …

Recently, the small intestine has become the focus of investigation as a potential site of
dysmotility in the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). A number of motor abnormalities have …

Alterations in both gastric emptying (GE) andsmall bowel motility have been reported in
irritablebowel syndrome (IBS); the relationship, however, betweenthese different measures …

An increased awareness of intestinal distention or contraction is implicated in the
pathogenesis of the irritable bowel syndrome. This study aimed to test this hypothesis in 20 …

Abstract Background/Aims: The intestinal pathophysiology in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
is largely unknown. The lactulose breath test has been used to identify small bowel bacterial …