Functional gastrointestinal disorders form an important health care burden in Western societies.
In one of their most common manifestations, the irritable bowel syn-drome (IBS), there is …

Background Early enteral feeding through a nasoenteric feeding tube is often used in patients
with severe acute pancreatitis to prevent gut-derived infections, but evidence to support …

Objective . It is not well known whether physical activity (PA) is useful in the management of
patients complaining of constipation. The aim of this study was to test the influence of regular …

Objectives: To determine the relation between intestinal barrier dysfunction, bacterial
translocation, and clinical outcome in patients with predicted severe acute pancreatitis and the …

Background Gastrointestinal (GI)‐specific anxiety (GSA) has been proposed to influence
symptom severity and quality of life (QOL) in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The …

BACKGROUND: Hyperglycaemia delays gastric emptying, both in healthy controls and in
patients with diabetes mellitus. The effect of hyperglycaemia on antroduodenal motility in …

Postoperative infectious complications, such as sepsis, are usually caused by the patient’s
own intestinal microbiota. 1 Despite widespread use of perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis, …

Radio-opaque markers have a well established role in distinguishing between patients with
normal and those with slow intestinal transit, but in the latter group their accuracy in defining …

We have assessed the changes in gastroduodenal motility responsible for the delay in
gastric emptying produced by cold stress. Antropyloroduodenal pressures were recorded in 7 …

Background In predicted severe acute pancreatitis, infections have a negative effect on clinical
outcome. A start of enteral nutrition (EN) within 24 hours of onset may reduce the number …