Dietary Magnesium Intake Is Inversely Associated With Ulcerative Colitis: A Case-Control Study.

Background: Ulcerative colitis (UC) causes long-lasting inflammation and ulcers in the gut. Limited observational data are available linking dietary magnesium intake and UC. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the association between dietary magnesium intake and UC in adults.

Effects of Duloxetine on Gastrointestinal Symptoms, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Quality of Life in Patients with the Moderate-to-Severe Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic disease. There are very few studies on the Duloxetine efficacy in improving the gastrointestinal and psychological symptoms, in IBS. The current study attempted to evaluate the effectiveness of Duloxetine in symptoms and quality of life in moderate-to-severe IBS patients.

Association between food-based dietary inflammatory potential and ulcerative colitis: a case-control study.

Despite several studies on the link between dietary inflammatory potential and risk of several conditions, limited studies investigated the association between pro-inflammatory diet and ulcerative colitis (UC). The objective of the present study was to examine the link between food-based dietary inflammatory potential (FDIP) and odds of UC in Iranian adults. This case-control study was carried out among 109 cases and 218 randomly chosen healthy controls.

Relationship between Depression and Constipation: Results from a Large Cross-sectional Study in Adults.

Background/aims: Accumulating evidence based on a few studies suggests a relationship between depression and functional constipation. This study examined whether depression is associated with a higher risk of functional constipation and whether it is gender specific.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 3,362 adults aged 18-55 years.

A population based case-control study of association between dietary calcium intake and ulcerative colitis in adults.

Limited data are available on the association of dietary calcium intake and ulcerative colitis (UC). We aimed to investigate the relation between dietary calcium intake and UC prevalence in Iranian adults. In this population-based case-control study, diagnosed patients with UC by gastroenterologists that were registered in the Iranian inflammatory bowel disease registry were included as cases.

Oral manifestations in inflammatory bowel disease: A cross-sectional study in Isfahan.

Background: Various systemic diseases can cause oral manifestations, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This study is designed to investigate the frequency of oral manifestations in patients with IBD referred to health centers and offices in Isfahan in 2018.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study was done among 161 patients suffering from IBD in Isfahan, Iran.

Low fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols diet is associated with increased risk of uninvestigated chronic dyspepsia and its symptoms in adults.

Background: Assessing the potential effects of a low fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAPs) diet on functional gastrointestinal symptoms, particularly upper gastrointestinal symptoms, is not clearly understood. The current study aimed to explore the association of a diet low in FODMAPs with uninvestigated chronic dyspepsia (UCD) and functional dyspeptic symptoms in a large population of Iranian adults.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 2987 adults.

Effects of venlafaxine on gastrointestinal symptoms, depression, anxiety, stress, and quality of life in patients with the moderate-to-severe irritable bowel syndrome.

Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder which its treatment is still a question. According to the literature, the use of antidepressants is common for IBS, while its efficacy in this regard is controversial. This study has been raised to assess the efficacy of venlafaxine in IBS patients.

Association Between Inflammatory Potential of the Diet and Ulcerative Colitis: A Case-Control Study.

Despite the inflammatory nature of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), limited data are available on the association of inflammatory potential of the diet and risk of ulcerative colitis (UC). We aimed to investigate the association of inflammatory potential of the diet (IPD) score and odds of UC in a case-control study. Patients with UC were enrolled from Iranian IBD registry, whose disease was confirmed by a gastroenterologist.

The association between meal and snack frequency and irritable bowel syndrome.

Objective: The relationship between daily meal and snack frequency with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) was less investigated in the literature. We aimed to evaluate this association with IBS symptoms.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Registry and Monitoring: Feasibility Study and Application (Isfahan Inflammatory Bowel Disease Surveillance Project).

Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) incidence has been increased in Iran as a developing country. Surveillance is a standard method for accessing valid data about disease epidemiology to make relevant decisions for disease control, prevention, and management. We designed Isfahan IBD Surveillance Project (IISP) to make a surveillance system in this area.

Spicy Food Consumption and Risk of Uninvestigated Heartburn in Isfahani Adults.

Background/objective: Dietary recommendations for the consumption of spicy foods in uninvestigated heartburn are still under debate. We examine the association between spicy food consumption and the prevalence of uninvestigated heartburn in a large sample of Iranian adults.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 4,633 Iranian adults living in Isfahan (2,046 men, 2,587 women) in 2010.

Relations between Coping Skills, Symptom Severity, Psychological Symptoms, and Quality of Life in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common functional gastrointestinal disorders with significant impact on quality of life (QOL). Considering the role of stress in the clinical course of IBS, we investigated associations between stress coping skills and symptoms and QOL in IBS patient.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 95 IBS patients referring to tertiary care centers.

Physical activity in relation to irritable bowel syndrome among Iranian adults.

Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most prevalent functional gastrointestinal disorder worldwide. Physical activity in relation to IBS has been investigated in few studies and data in this regard are conflicting.

Aim: To investigate the association between physical activity and IBS in a large sample of Iranian adults.

Therapeutic Effects of Low-dose Bismuth Subcitrate on Symptoms and Health-related Quality of Life in Adult Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Clinical Trial.

Objective: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic functional disorder of the gastrointestinal tract that causes abdominal pain or discomfort and alters bowel with no organic abnormalities. Treatment options for IBS have increased in number in the past decade, and clinicians should not be limited to use only conventional treatments to cure it. This article is a placebo-controlled clinical trial to assess the therapeutic effects of low-dose bismuth subcitrate on symptoms and the health-related quality of life in adult patients with IBS.

Empirically derived dietary habits are associated with irritable bowel syndrome.

Background/objectives: The associations between empirically derived dietary habits and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have not been investigated. This study aimed to assess the relationship between empirically derived dietary habits and IBS in a large population of Iranian adults.

Subjects/methods: In a cross-sectional study, dietary habits of 4763 adults were assessed in three domains, "meal pattern", "eating rate" and "intra-meal fluid intake".

Adherence to a Low FODMAP Diet in Relation to Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Iranian Adults.

Background: Most studies assessing the influence of a low fermentable oligo-, di-, monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAP) diet on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms were clinical trials with a small sample size.

Objective: This study was done to examine the association between adherence to a low FODMAP diet and symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in Iranian adults.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, data on 3362 Iranian adults were collected.

Association of anxiety, depression, and psychological distress in people with and without functional dyspepsia.

Background: Current studies have indicated a high ratio of psychological problems in functional dyspepsia (FD) which causes disturbance in its management, so recognition these problems help the process of treatment.

Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with a sample size of 4763 carried out in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in 2011. Modified ROME III questionnaire was used to evaluate FD symptoms.

The comparison of treatments with and without azithromycin in irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea-predominant in gastrointestinal Clinic of Al-Zahra Hospital, Isfahan, Iran.

Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disorder. Recent studies suggest the importance of gut flora in the pathophysiology of it. Therefore, antibiotics have demonstrated a substantial benefit to reduce gut flora.

Life stressors, coping strategies, and social supports in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

Background: The frequency and the perceived intensity of life stressors, coping strategies, and social supports are very important in everybody's well-being. This study intended to estimate the relation of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and these factors.

Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out in Isfahan on 2013.

Evaluation of the relationship between major dietary patterns and uninvestigated reflux among Iranian adults.

Objectives: The etiology of uninvestigated reflux is largely unknown. Although diet has been associated with uninvestigated reflux, the role of dietary patterns is not clear yet. The aim of this study was to investigate dietary patterns in relation to uninvestigated reflux among Iranian adults.

Relationship between spicy food intake and chronic uninvestigated dyspepsia in Iranian adults.

Objective: To assess the association between spicy food consumption and chronic uninvestigated dyspepsia (CUD) in a large sample of Iranian adults.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study we assessed the consumption of spicy foods in 4763 Iranian adults living in Isfahan Province using a dietary habit questionnaire. A modified validated version of the Rome III questionnaire was used to assess CUD-related symptoms.

Glycemic index, glycemic load, and common psychological disorders.

Background: Potential associations between dietary glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) with psychological disorders remain uncertain.

Objective: We investigated the relations of dietary GI and GL with psychological distress, anxiety, and depression.

Design: A total of 3363 nonacademic members of the staff of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences were included in this cross-sectional study.

Efficacy of duloxetine add on in treatment of inflammatory bowel disease patients: A double-blind controlled study.

Background: Treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with antidepressants might be of utility to improve patient's condition. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of Duloxetine on depression, anxiety, severity of symptoms, and quality of life (QOL) in IBD patients.

Materials And Methods: In a randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial on 2013-2014, in Alzahra Hospital (Isfahan, Iran), 44 IBD patients were chosen to receive either duloxetine (60 mg/day) or placebo.