...probiotic, VSL#3, on gut transit and symptoms in diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome H. J. K IM, M. CAM ILLERI, S. M C KINZIE, M. B. LEMPKE, D. D. BURTO N, G. M. THOMFORDE & A. R. ZINSMEISTER Clinical Enteric Neuroscience Translational & Epidemiological Research Program, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN, USA Accepted for publication 3 February 2003 SUMMARY Aim: To investigate the effects of a probiotic formulation, VSL#3, on gastrointestinal transit and symptoms of patients with Rome II irritable bowel syndrome with predominant diarrhoea. Methods: Twenty-five patients with diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome were randomly assigned to receive VSL#3 powder (450 billion lyophilized bacteria/day) or matching placebo twice daily for 8 weeks after a 2-week run-in period. Pre- and posttreatment gastrointestinal transit measurements were performed in all patients. Patients recorded their bowel function and symptoms daily in a diary during the 10-week study, which was powered to detect a 50% change in the primary colonic transit end-point. Results: There were no significant differences in mean gastrointestinal transit measurements, bowel function scores or satisfactory global symptom relief between the two treatment groups, pre- or post-therapy. Differences in abdominal bloating scores between treatments were borderline significant (P ¼ 0.09, analysis of covariance). Further analysis revealed that abdominal bloating was reduced (P ¼ 0.046) with VSL#3...
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...Mary Land Medical Center , 2013). Peppermint, a popular plant in Europe that has herbal properties to aid in many health ailments, is widely characterized as a popular flavoring for gum, toothpaste, and tea. It is the oil from the leaves and flowering tops of the peppermint plant that are used in various herbal remedies (Wurges Jennifer, 2005). An herbal remedy is defined as the use of plants for medical purposes (Wurges Jennifer, 2005). Peppermint oil acts as a muscle relaxant and was traditionally used to treat digestive symptoms in Ancient Egypt. The oil continues to be used for various health ailments including nausea, indigestion, cold symptoms, headaches, muscle and nerve pain, stomach problems, and bowel conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (Foster, 2012).The Menthyl is the ingredient that gives peppermints its minty flavoring and aroma while Menthol is the main component in peppermint that provides a cooling sensation. The Peppermint plant grows to about 2 - 3 feet tall and blooms from July through August, sprouting tiny purple flowers. Peppermint is native to Europe and Asia and grows wild in moist, temperate areas (Wurges Jennifer, 2005). The peppermint plant is used primarily for its oil which is extracted from the leaves. The quality of the peppermint oil depends on the climate, habitat and where the peppermint is grown. The peppermint oil is harvested when the oil content is highest. When the peppermint oil...
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...Group Influence Shaheene Yassi Social Psychology PSY/400 August 22, 2013 Professor: Julee Poole Group Influence A person can easily be influenced into doing an action. This action can either be seen as a good or bad action as well as how it makes the person feel afterwards. Many individuals who live around here feel a need to have someone to talk to as well as keep him or her out of trouble, and to give advice. A building called Comp care, is a building of unique and specialized individuals who take time out, just to sit down and talk to some of the people around here, either just because or they just need to get something off his or her chest. When a person first goes into the building, what is first noticed is a friendly environment, music playing in the background, watching television, socializing, or even reading a good magazine, as a person waits to speak to a counselor. A couple of older women are sitting behind the desk, doing paperwork, taking calls, letting the counselor know that someone is there to see him or her, signing the person in, etc. As a person is escorted to the office for the visit, several other offices of other counselors or doctors happen to be on the premises. The ages of the group varies in age, race, culture, skin color, gender, credentials, and expertize. The main purpose of the group is to be a shoulder to cry on, give advice, help a person with anger management, family issues, and so forth. The main goal is to try to get...
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...who suffer from stress like the office goers, professionals, house wives, school children, drivers and the aged people. Thus it can be said that no people are relieved from stress in one way or another. | | Stress | Stress manifests itself in the form of many psychological and physical problems like anxiety, hopelessness, anger, helplessness, egoism, expectation, tension, constipation, irritation, depression, apathy, frustration, loss of memory, loss of mind’s balance and finally suicide. It has also been reported that people suffering from stress are more likely to be psychologically distressed than those who are not. Stress has also been linked with many types of physical illnesses or disorders like peptic ulcer and irritable bowel syndrome, respiratory disorders like bronchial asthma, skin problems like eczema, acne,...
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...My client is Miss Whitney Greaves. She is an upper-class rheumatologist, and wanted a calm and spacious room. She would use the room for relaxation, to practice art, and to sleep. Miss. Greaves has ample free time. She loves to read, paint, and eat; as well as watch Netflix, and surf Pinterest. Miss Greaves room is a calm shade of turquoise, and all of the other colors are shades of blue and green. Whitney Greaves also wanted to be able to freely play piano, so I added a Grand Piano atop of a navy blue rug. For her relaxation there is a large television with a surrounding speaker systems. Her seat is a giant beanbag, or a LoveSac™. The LoveSac ™ is a creamy off white. Also included in this section of Miss. Greaves room is a stainless steel...
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...coma. His family is pleased because they have secured a place for him in a nearby nursing home. Jasmin is 17 years old and is currently studying for her A-levels. She is so busy with her course work, often working late into the night, that she is not eating regular meals, relying rather on a lot of snacks that she eats in her bedroom, not having time to enjoy meals with her family. Peter is 45 years old and works in the city in the Banking industry. He has been having a lot of discomfort recently and has been to his GP complaining of abdominal pain, bloating, bouts of diarrhoea and constipation. The GP referred Peter to a gastroenterologist, who has informed him that there is no apparent abnormality in his bowel. The consultant diagnosed Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Assess how influences on dietary intake may affect the nutritional health on these 4 people. Case Study 1 Abir: From reading the case study on Abir, she seems like a healthy young woman, however due to her being Muslim and her wearing Jilbāb (this refers to any long and loose-fitting coat or garment worn by women.)...
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...Irritable Bowel Syndrome Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a long term gastrointestinal condition thought to affect 1 in 5 people at some point in their lives [1] that is most common in women aged 20-30. The exact cause of IBS is unknown, mainly because the problem is a functional disorder and there are no obvious problems in the macroscopic or microscopic structure of the gut [2]. However, some theories that attempt to explain the symptoms include [3, 4, 5]: • An increase in serotonin levels or disrupted signals from the brain causes food to move more slowly through the gut. • Increased sensitivity to pain in the gut. • Inflammation of the bowel caused by infection. • IBS may be caused by genetic factors (it may be inherited). The symptoms...
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...essay will be describing the condition irritable bowel syndrome. I will also be discussing the possible uses of hypnosis in helping to treat the aspects of this condition. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a condition of the gut and it has been noted that it is a condition which affects about 1 in 10 people at some time. Statistically it has been recorded that it is more prevalent among people between the ages of 25 – 45 and females are more affected than males. However this condition can cause problems at any age to both sexes and ethnicity may be a factor to be considered. For example data for Pakistan shows that males between 16-30 have a higher rate of IBS. There are many symptoms that many IBS suffers endure such as: Feeling and being sick by vomiting Diarrhoea Constipation Pain in the abdomen Bloating/wind Feeling that you haven’t fully emptied all faeces from the rectum Stress and anxiety Depression to list a few. This condition causes great problems with the sufferer as it can destroy and disrupt their day to day life. Before a person with IBS and a hypnotherapist work together the IBS patient should have already seen a GP and consequently been diagnosed. An ethical hypnotherapist would need to know that all other, more serious conditions such as bowel cancer, have been ruled out and that the problem is IBS for a fact. The doctor should have already ruled out thyroid problems, colon cancer, inflammatory bowel disease as these problems present similar...
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...There are two different kinds of stress. They both affect the body and the mind differently. Acute stress occurs when the nervous system is activated to stimulate the adrenal glands which cause the heart rate to increase as well as the blood pressure and breathing rate. After this happens it takes the body approximately 20 to 60 minutes to return to its normal state. (Lyle H. Miller, 2013). This response is also known as the flight or fight response. Usually this happens when the body either decides to fight or flee the initial threat. Acute stress is caused by specific events that involve unpredictability, demands and pressure from the recent pass, novelty, and a threat to the ego. For example you may receive a phone call while at work saying that your child has a medical emergency. This may cause your blood pressure to raise which in return you experience acute stress. This type of on the spot stress however can be good for you because of the hormones released which cause you to deal with the situation. Since acute stress is short term it doesn’t have time to do any lengthy damage. Emotional stress is a form of acute stress which is caused by anger, irritability, anxiety or depression. While dealing with acute stress the body experiences muscular problems such as tension headaches, back pain, and tendon and ligaments problems. The body may also experience sweaty palms, heart palpitations, dizziness, and shortness of breath, chest pain, a rise in blood pressure, or cold hands...
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...Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) is a musculoskeletal illness (which causes chronic pain) and a chronic Fatigue disorder. It can also change sleep patterns and cause the following: digestive disorders, chronic headaches, painful menstrual periods, temperature sensitivity, morning stiffness, numbness or tingling of extremities, and even cognitive memory problems. The name fibromyalgia comes from "fibro" in Latin meaning tissue, "my" in Greek meaning muscle, and "algia" meaning pain. Because symptoms are wide – ranged and studies for treatment of FMS did not begin until the 1980's, it is one of the most popularly misdiagnosed conditions in the medical world. The main symptoms are widespread pain and fatigue as well as tender points on the body. The muscular pain often may feel like a pulled muscle and may burn or twitch. This syndrome is diagnosed with a history of at least three months of widespread pain and tenderness in eleven to eighteen of tender-point sites. These points include: the neck, the shoulders, the chest, the rib cage, the lower back, the thighs, the knees, the arms (mainly the elbows), and the buttocks. The pain in these areas is defined as an overwhelming characteristic of FIBROMYALGIA and is long standing. Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic and debilitating disease that in the U.S.A. has been estimated to affect as many as 5 million individuals, mainly women in a ratio of 3:1.1. Patients with FM are characterized by the presence...
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...Describe each stage in the creative process using Ch. 5 of your text. Search for a personal challenge. Explain how you used the techniques to develop curiosity in your search (see Ch. 6). The first stage in the creative process consists of constantly looking for a challenge or an opportunity to enhance existing problems or issues. These issues may be hardly noticeable or completely obvious, but it is each person’s responsibility to seek them out. The second stage is expressing the problem or issue in as many ways as possible and decide which expression or expressions are the best and will create the most ideas. The more expressions considered will allow the creation of ideas from multiple perspectives. The third stage is to research the problem or issue and gather data needed to deal with the issue effectively. This may be simply reviewing personal observations or previous experiences for information that relate to the challenge. It can be more in-depth in other situations and may require research, interviewing experts, or creating additional experiences and observations to gather new data. In the last stage the generation of ideas occurs. Creating a multitude of various ideas is important and too often one will quit prematurely or limit ideas. The longer one attempts to develop ideas the more likely a worthwhile idea will develop. Evaluate which idea or ideas best illuminates the problem then tentatively decide which idea or ideas best resolves the issue (Ruggiero, Vincent...
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...Fibromyalgia is a common and potentially disabling condition predominantly affectinhg young to middle-aged women.1 Fibromyalgia has a varied and fluctuating clinical spectrum. The symptoms of Fibromyalgia are musculoskeletal pain and tenderness, sleep issues and significant levels of fatigue. The other key symptoms include cognitive disturbances, particularly problems with concentration, memory, and high distress levels.2 Fibromyalgia can be considered part of a group of clinical syndromes, including chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple chemical sensitivities and irritable bowel syndrome, whose clinical features reflect similar pathophysiological processes – termed by some as ‘central sensitivity syndromes’.3 These different diagnoses are used depending on the predominant clinical features. For example, patients with fatigue as their most severe symptom may receive a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome. Fibromyalgia has been thought to be caused by the development of changes in the central nervous system (CNS)4,5 that alter the processing of afferent sensory input, and can be grouped together under the term ‘central sensitisation’.6 Central sensitisation changes are often triggered by long-standing psychological or physical stress.7 These changes result in the intensity of usually non-painful stimuli being amplified and experienced as painful. Other effects include abnormality in the sleep cycle, where patients are unable to achieve deep, restorative, stage IV non-REM...
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...at a combination of physical, psychological, social and spiritual levels” (What is complementary and alternative medicine?). Alternative medicine is used to restore balance to the body and help in its own healing process and that GI disorders are the most common diseases that people will use an alternative practitioner. Herbal therapy is used for many different issues including nausea and vomiting, irritable bowel syndrome, diarrhea, constipation, and GI cancers ("Herbal Treatment For Gastrointestinal Disorders", 2013). One home remedy for nausea and vomiting is Ginger. It can be used to treat vomiting from things like morning sickness, motion and sea sickness, chemotherapy and surgery. Capsaicin is from the red pepper and it will block the signals in nerve fibers that carry the pain sensation from the abdominal organs to the brain. It’s been found to help things like upper abdominal pain, nausea and bloating. Peppermint oil will cause the smooth muscle in the intestines to not contract. This means that it can be used for relief from irritable bowel pain. For irritable bowel disease is curcumin. It’s the extract from n turmeric and it gives symptomatic relief. Aloe vera is another treatment that can help with ulcerative colitis but, it takes four weeks before relief is felt ("Herbal Treatment For Gastrointestinal Disorders", 2013 Another treatment is apple cider vinegar. It contains hydrochloric acid which can help to break...
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...Anushay Jan 1, 2012 Outline for Speech to Inform Topic: Stress Purpose: to inform Specific purpose: to inform the audience about how our reaction to stressful situations allow us to cope, one way or another, with adverse conditions. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: How many of you have heard the myth THAT STRESS CAN TURN HAIR GRAY, STRESS CAN CAUSE HAIR LOSS?? Well, there is some truth to that. B. Credibility: I have been there where “I had too much to do and too little time”, which means stress. Zimbardo, author of the 2009 book Psychology Core Concepts, which I used as my primary source for this speech, stated that everyone suffers from stress to a greater or lesser degree throughout their lives and people cope with it in different ways, some positive some negative. E. Importance to Audience: By the end of my speech, each of you will have new knowledge about the stress we face on a daily basis. D. Thesis/Preview Statement: Stress is caused by many things in one’s immediate environment. Today, I am going to outline the three basic categories of stress: acute stress, episodic acute stress, and chronic stress. My goal is to inform you, so you can become more knowledgeable about characteristics of stress, its symptoms, duration, and treatment approaches. II. Body A. Acute stress is the most common stress. 1. Acute stress, also known as “Alarm stage,” is both thrilling and exciting. In the chapter where the author discusses physiological responses to stress...
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...(http://www.nature.com/nrgastro/collection/enteric/index.html)” Examples of functional disorders of the ENS: “IBS Functional dyspepsia Constipation Diabetes-related motility disorders Parkinson Disease (http://www.nature.com/nrgastro/collection/enteric/index.html)” IBS Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects the large intestine. This is a chronic condition that should be managed long term, but doesn’t cause changes in bowel tissue, or increase risk of colorectal cancer. Cause/ How does this happen? Information on the exact causes for IBS is still not known, however, it is believed that the following factors play a role: * A genetic predisposition (e.g., family history of IBS) to developing IBS * An intestinal infection prior to symptom onset * Chronic stressful life events, or other psychosocial factors The walls of the intestines are lined with layers of muscle that contract and relax in a coordinated rhythm as they move food from your stomach through your intestinal tract to your rectum. In IBS, these patterns of motility are disrupted due to a communication issue between the brain and gut. Interactions between the brain and gut are important to allow normal bowel Symptoms: * Abdominal pain or cramping * A bloated feeling * Gas * Diarrhea or constipation — sometimes alternating bouts of constipation and diarrhea * Mucus in the stool Triggers:...
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