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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel ... Rule out celiac disease ... disease w/ fecal ... EmoryGastroHep #IBS #Irritable ... Diagnosis #workup #gastroenterology
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Small Intestinal Bowel ... Intolerance • Celiac Disease ... Interaction: • Irritable ... Bowel Syndrome ... Algorithm #Treatment #gastroenterology
Causes of a low fecal elastase
Abnormal pancreatic imaging:
Chronic pancreatitis, Pancreatic tumours including cystic disease, Pancreatic resection,
acid diarrhoea, Irritable ... bowel syndrome, ... Inflammatory bowel ... bowel bacterial ... diagnosis #causes #gastroenterology
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
inflammation: IBS (irritable ... bowel syndrome) ... #inflammatroy #bowel ... #disease #mimics ... differential #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Ileal Pouch Disorders - Differential Diagnosis
 • Surgical/Mechanical: Anastomotic leak, Pelvic sepsis, Sinus, Fistula, Strictures, Efferent
Cuffitis, Crohn's disease ... Small bowel bacterial ... • Functional: Irritable ... stone, Celiac disease ... Diagnosis #surgery #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Constipation • Irritable ... bowel syndrome ... • Inflammatory bowel ... • Necrotic bowel ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Probiotics Guidelines
Adults with C difficile infection
 • Recommendation: Only in the context of a clinical trial
Children with Crohn's disease ... and adults with irritable ... bowel syndrome ... Probiotics #Guidelines #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in Pregnancy
 - Pathophysiology
 - Pharmacotherapy
 - Nonpharmacological Treatment

Emory Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Irritable Bowel ... Treatment Emory Gastroenterology ... EmoryGastroHep #Irritable ... #Bowel #Syndrome ... Pregnancy #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Suggested algorithm for treating irritable bowel syndrome-diarrheal type (IBS-D) 

#IBSD #diarrhea #Algorithm #irritable #bowel #syndrome #management
algorithm for treating irritable ... bowel syndrome-diarrheal ... diarrhea #Algorithm #irritable ... #bowel #syndrome ... management #treatment #gastroenterology
Algorithm for diagnosing irritable bowel syndrome-diarrhea (IBS-D).

#IBSD #diarrhea #Algorithm #irritable #bowel #syndrome #diagnosis #gastroenterology
for diagnosing irritable ... bowel syndrome-diarrhea ... diarrhea #Algorithm #irritable ... #bowel #syndrome ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology