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Patients with suspected gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) may find it difficult to follow a time-restricted eating, reports a study. Additionally, there is weak evidence to suggest that intermittent fasting helps ease acid exposure.

Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) tend to have higher rates of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms, depression, and anxiety, suggests a study.

Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages appears to raise the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), independent of CRC mortality, results of a meta-analysis have shown.

Among individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), histologic inflammation appears to contribute to an increased risk of serious infections such as sepsis, according to a study, suggesting that achieving remission may reduce infections in IBD.

Nearly half of individuals with a newly diagnosed type 1 (T1D) or type 2 diabetes (T2D) suffer from gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, according to a study presented at EASD 2023. These GI adverse events that are associated with glucose-lowering medications occur more frequently among those with already existing GI symptoms prior to treatment initiation.

Use of behavioural interventions, specifically multicomponent and patient navigation interventions, helps increase the uptake of colonoscopy for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, reveals a study.