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Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and constipation (IBS-C) can improve their symptoms by undergoing transcutaneous electrical acustimulation (TEA), suggests a study. TEA speeds up colon transit and reduces rectal sensation, which is potentially mediated by using the autonomic mechanisms.

A two-way association exists between coeliac disease (CeD) diagnosis and inflammatory bowel disease, which demands attention in the initial assessment and follow-up of such conditions, according to a study. Regardless of temporal sequence, this co-occurrence indicates a shared aetiology.

Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients, who have virological response with long-term entecavir (ETV) treatment, appear to fare well with a strategy of adding or switching to peginterferon (PEG-IFN) therapy, as shown in a study.

Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) derive no clear benefit from faecal microbiota transplant (FMT), according to a recent study.

Many infectious disease-related hospital admissions in patients with inflammatory bowel disease may have been prevented by immunization, suggests a study.

Serum levels of adalimumab at week 2 is associated with short-term clinical remission in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a study has shown.

A recent study has found that less than half of patients with alcohol-induced acute pancreatitis (AAP) receive alcohol counseling.