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Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
- Treatment Algorithm ... Small Intestinal Bowel ... Intolerance • Celiac Disease ... • Abdomino-phrenic ... #Treatment #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Algorithm

IBS-Constipation:
 • Constipation: Osmotic laxatives
 • Abdominal pain: Antispasmodics

IBS-Diarrhea:
 • Diarrhea:
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) Treatment ... Algorithm IBS-Constipation ... laxatives • Abdominal ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Perianal Crohn's Disease - IBD Algorithm

 • 5-40% w perianal fistula
 • ↑ risk if colonic
Perianal Crohn's Disease ... - IBD Algorithm ... medical therapy • Chronic ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology ... #management #treatment
Constipation Management Algorithm
What do you mean by constipation?
 - Infrequent bowel movements, difficult defecation or both?
Constipation Management Algorithm ... associated with abdominal ... defecation suggests IBS-C ... #gastroenterology ... #treatment
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... Chronic abdominal ... • Irritable bowel ... diseaseChronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... of stool * Bloating ... #Irritable #Bowel ... #treatment
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... form of stool * Bloating ... Rule out celiac disease ... disease w/ fecal ... Diagnosis #workup #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... fibromyalgia, chronic ... inflammation, Abdominal ... #gastroenterology
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
nutrients • TPN for treatment ... bolus to the small bowel ... Gastrointestinal (N/V bloating ... Liver Disease in ... excluded limb • Treatment
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
and Inflammatory Bowel ... Disease (IBD) ... that may trigger abdominal ... bloating, abdominal ... table #management #treatment