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- Algera, Joost, 1993, et al.
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Managing pain in irritable bowel syndrome: current perspectives and best practice
- 2023
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In: Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. - 1747-4124. ; 17:9, s. 871-881
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Research review (peer-reviewed)abstract
- IntroductionIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is characterized by chronic symptoms (>6 months) of abdominal pain in combination with a disturbed bowel habit. There is an association between the intensity of abdominal pain and the need for health care utilization. A bidirectionally disordered gut-brain interaction is central in the pathophysiology of IBS where a number of factors, gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal, can contribute to the illness experience. In order to treat abdominal pain in IBS, mapping these factors in a multidimensional clinical profile is helpful.Areas coveredThis review covers basic epidemiology and pathophysiology of abdominal pain in IBS, the diagnostic approach, and a multidimensional treatment model where the management of abdominal pain is in focus.Expert opinionA personalized treatment of abdominal pain in IBS is possible in patients who understand the diagnosis, the potential of therapies used, and where a good continuity in the patient-doctor relationship is established.
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- Sjölund, Jessica, 1988, et al.
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Allergy-related diseases in childhood and risk for abdominal pain-related functional gastrointestinal disorders at 16 years-a birth cohort study
- 2021
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In: Bmc Medicine. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1741-7015. ; 19:1
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Background Studies on allergy-related diseases in relation to abdominal pain-related functional gastrointestinal disorders (AP-FGIDs) in children are few and results are contradictory. We examined the associations between childhood allergy-related diseases and adolescent AP-FGIDs in general and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in particular. Method Prospective population-based birth cohort study of 4089 children born in Sweden 1994-1996. We analysed data from 2949 children with complete follow-up at 16 years (y) and no diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease or coeliac disease at 12y or 16y. Asthma, rhinitis, eczema, and food hypersensitivity (FH) were assessed through questionnaires at 1-2y, 4y, 8y, 12y, and 16y. AP-FGIDs and IBS were assessed through questionnaires at 16y and defined according to the Rome III criteria. Associations between childhood allergy-related diseases and any AP-FGID and IBS and 16y respectively were examined using binomial generalized linear models with a log link function and described as relative risk with 95% confidence intervals. Results The prevalence of any AP-FGID and IBS at 16y were 12.0% and 6.0% respectively. Eczema at 1-2y, 4y, and 8y, and FH at 12y and 16y were associated with an increased risk for any AP-FGID at 16y. Asthma and FH at 12y and 16y were associated with an increased risk for IBS at 16y. The relative risk for IBS at 16y increased with increasing number of concurrent allergy-related diseases at 16y, but linear trend for relative risk was only borderline statistically significant (P for trend = 0.05). Conclusions This prospective population-based study demonstrated positive associations between childhood allergy-related diseases and adolescent AP-FGIDs, including IBS, implicating shared pathophysiology among these disorders.
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- Sjölund, Jessica, 1988, et al.
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Diuretics, Limited Ultrafiltration, and Residual Renal Function in Incident Hemodialysis Patients: A Case Series
- 2016
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In: Seminars in dialysis. - : Wiley. - 0894-0959. ; 29:5, s. 410-415
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The effect of diuretics on residual renal function expressed as residual GFR (rGFR) and urine volume (rUV) using 24-hour urine collections has not been well examined in hemodialysis (HD) patients. We present a small (seven patient) but provocative case series describing a strikingly low rate of decline in rUV and rGFR (average of creatinine and urea clearances, 24-hour urine collections) in patients treated with increasing doses of furosemide (up to 360 mg/day) during the first 2 years after initiation of HD. Between 6 and 12 months, the mean rUV fell by 1 ml/month, whereas rGFR declined by 0.03 ml/min/1.73 m2/month. The mean rate of decline from 12 to 24 months for rUV (33 ml/month) and rGFR (0.02 ml/min/1.73 m2/month) were also low. While data are clearly limited and the observation retrospective, they are consistent with the better documented benefit of diuretics observed in end-stage renal disease patients treated with peritoneal dialysis. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Sjölund, Jessica, 1988, et al.
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Prevalence and Progression of Recurrent Abdominal Pain, From Early Childhood to Adolescence
- 2021
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In: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. - : Elsevier BV. - 1542-3565. ; 19:5, s. 930-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- BACKGROUND & AIMS: Little is known about the natural history of childhood recurrent abdominal pain (RAP). We investigated the prevalence and progression of childhood RAP and its association with Rome III abdominal pain-related functional gastrointestinal disorders (AP-FGID) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) during adolescence. METHODS: We collected data from a prospective population-based birth cohort study of 4089 children, born from 1994 through 1996 in Sweden. We analyzed data from 2455 children with complete follow-up evaluation at ages 1, 2, 12, and 16 years and no parent-reported diagnoses of inflammatory bowel diseases or celiac disease at ages 12 or 16 years. A subpopulation of 2374 children who had answered questions based on the Rome III criteria at age 16 years was identified. We assessed RAP at 3 assessment points and defined it as parent-reported attacks of colic in early childhood (1-2 years) and as self-reported weekly abdominal pain at ages 12 years and 16 years. AP-FGID at age 16 years was defined according to the Rome III criteria. RESULTS: RAP was reported by 26.2% of children on at least 1 of 3 assessment points, of which 11.3% reported symptoms more than once. Children with RAP at 12 years had persistent symptoms at 16 years in 44.9% of cases and increased risks for RAP (relative risk, 2.2; 95% CI, 1.7-2.8), any AP-FGID (relative risk, 2.6; 95% CI, 1.9-3.6), and IBS (relative risk, 3.2; 95% CI, 2.0-5.1) at 16 years. Early childhood RAP was not associated significantly with any outcome. CONCLUSIONS: RAP affects many children from early childhood through age 16 years, but most children do not have persistent symptoms throughout childhood. RAP at age 12 years is a risk factor for RAP, any Rome III AP-FGID, and IBS, at age 16 years.
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- Sjölund, Jessica, 1988, et al.
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Quality of Life and Bidirectional Gut-Brain Interactions in Irritable Bowel Syndrome From Adolescence to Adulthood
- 2024
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In: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. - 1542-3565 .- 1542-7714. ; 22:4
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Backgrounds and Aims: Reports on cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between health-related quality of life (HRQoL), psychological distress, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in the adolescent and young adult general population are few. We aimed to describe cross-sectional associations between HRQoL and IBS in adolescence and young adulthood, and examine bidirectional gut-brain interactions in the transition from childhood to adulthood. Methods: We included 3391 subjects from a prospective birth cohort study, with data on IBS at 16 years of age and 24 years of age. IBS was assessed using the pediatric Rome III (16 years of age) and the adult Rome IV (24 years of age) diagnostic questionnaires. HRQoL and psychological distress were assessed through EQ-5D. Sex-adjusted logistic regression models were used to examine associations between overall HRQoL/psychological distress at 16 years of age and new-onset IBS at 24 years of age (brain-gut) and between IBS at 16 years of age and new-onset psychological distress at 24 years of age (gut-brain). Results: In subjects with vs without IBS at 16 and 24 years of age, overall HRQoL (EQ visual analog scale, EQ-5D index value) was lower, and it was more common reporting problems in 4 of 5 EQ-5D dimensions (all P <.05). EQ-5D index value at 16 years of age was inversely associated (odds ratio [OR], 0.1, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.01–0.6), and psychological distress at 16 years of age was positively associated (OR, 1.6; 95% CI, 1.2–2.3), with new-onset IBS at 24 years of age. Having any abdominal pain–related disorder of gut-brain interaction at 16 years of age was associated with new-onset psychological distress at 24 years of age (OR, 1.7; 95% CI, 1.2–2.5). Conclusions: Adolescents and young adults with IBS in the general population have impaired HRQoL. Bidirectional gut-brain interactions are relevant for symptom generation in abdominal pain–related disorders of gut-brain interaction, and for HRQoL impairment and psychological distress in the transition from childhood to adulthood.
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