The role of the intestinal microbiota as a regulator of gut-brain axis signalling has risen to
prominence in recent years. Understanding the relationship between the gut microbiota, the …

Accumulating evidence indicates that gut transit time is a key factor in shaping the gut
microbiota composition and activity, which are linked to human health. Both population-wide …

Key points Chronic (psychosocial) stress changes gut microbiota composition, as well as
inducing behavioural and physiological deficits. The microbial metabolites short‐chain fatty …

Traditionally, irritable bowel syndrome has been considered to be a disorder with no known
underlying structural or biochemical explanation, but this concept is likely to be outdated. In …

Background & Aims Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder
associated with intestinal dysbiosis. Given the reported promising results of open-label fecal …

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common functional bowel disorder worldwide and
is associated with visceral hypersensitivity, gut motility, immunomodulation, gut microbiota …

The concept of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) arose in the context of
maldigestion and malabsorption among patients with obvious risk factors that permitted the …

There is an intensifying interest in the interaction between diet and the functional GI
symptoms experienced in IBS. Recent studies have used MRI to demonstrate that short …

Abstract Background and Aim Emerging evidence indicates that psychological stress is
involved in the pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome, which is characterized by visceral …

Abstract Background and Summary: Traditionally, functional gastrointestinal disorders
(FGID), including functional dyspepsia or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), are defined by …