How do you identify postinfection irritable bowel syndrome? How long will it last and how do you treat it? Join expert physicians Lin Chang and Madhu Grover as they discuss.

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Sex-Gender Differences in Irritable Bowel Syndrome https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30347934/

Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Symptoms Six Months After Bacterial Gastroenteritis and Risk Factors for Development of the Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Postal Survey of Patients https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9080994/

The Role of Stress on Physiologic Responses and Clinical Symptoms in Irritable Bowel Syndrome https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21256129/

Randomised Placebo-Controlled Trial of Dietary Glutamine Supplements for Postinfectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30108163/

Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Efficacy of Mesalamine in Irritable Bowel Syndrome https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36858143/

Double-blind Placebo-Controlled Study of Mesalamine in Post-Infective Irritable Bowel Syndrome – A Pilot Study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22783919/

Low-FODMAP Diet Improves Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms: A Meta-analysis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28846594/

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Post-Infection Irritable Bowel Syndrome: What Lies Ahead for Gastroenterologists https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35944588/

The Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome After Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection and Their Association: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36902651/

Postinfection Irritable Bowel Syndrome https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34789582/

COVID-19 as a Trigger of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Review of Potential Mechanisms https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34887641/

Incidence and Predisposing Factors for De Novo Post-COVID-19 Irritable Bowel Syndrome https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36468570/

Longitudinal Multi-omics Reveals Subset-Specific Mechanisms Underlying Irritable Bowel Syndrome https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32916129/

Serine Proteases as Luminal Mediators of Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction and Symptom Severity in IBS https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30923071/

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Bridge between Functional Organic Dichotomy https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28274108/

Performance and Interpretation of Hydrogen and Methane Breath Testing Impact of North American Consensus Guidelines https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35366119/