UPDATES ON MANAGEMENT OF IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME

UPDATES ON MANAGEMENT OF IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME UPDATES ON MANAGEMENT OF IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME

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LaxativesLaxatives• Improve constipation, no global improvement• Lack of good evidence• Aggravate abdominal pain / bloating• GOR : 2C• NNT :2‐4

Tegaserod• Only 5HT4 Receptor agonists approved• Stimulates release of neurotransmitter and increasecolonic motility• GOR : 1A• Cardiovascular side effects : angina ,AMI ,CVA• Remove from market since Mar 2007• More selective 5HT4 agonists under investigation

LaxativesLaxatives• Improve constipation, no global improvement• Lack of good evidence• Aggravate abdominal pain / bloating• GOR : 2C• NNT :2‐4

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