WGO Graded Evidence: Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Level: Meta-analyses, Systematic reviews, Practice guidelines: 8 Abstracts

Legend:   : Special Mention  : Important  : Very Important  : Key Development
 
  Review article: new receptor targets for medical therapy in irritable bowel syndrome.
Camilleri M, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2010 Jan;31(1):35-46
   Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Individuals With Dyspepsia.
Ford AC, Marwaha A, Lim A, Moayyedi P, Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 Jul 23;
   Do Corticotropin Releasing Factor-1 Receptors Influence Colonic Transit and Bowel Function in Females with Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
Sweetser S, Camilleri M, Linker Nord SJ, Burton DD, Castenada L, Croop R, Tong G, Dockens R, Zinsmeister AR, Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2009 Apr 2;
   A Very Low-Carbohydrate Diet Improves Symptoms and Quality of Life in Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Austin GL, Dalton CB, Hu Y, Morris CB, Hankins J, Weinland SR, Westman EC, Yancy WS Jr, Drossman DA, Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 Mar 10;
   The Clinical Course of Postinfectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Five-year Follow-up Study.
Jung IS, Kim HS, Park H, Lee SI, J Clin Gastroenterol. 2009 Mar 3;
 
Supplementary evidence:
   Errors in the conduct of systematic reviews of pharmacological interventions for irritable bowel syndrome.
Ford AC, Guyatt GH, Talley NJ, Moayyedi P, Am J Gastroenterol. 2010 Feb;105(2):280-8
   Systematic review: accuracy of symptom-based criteria for diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome in primary care.
Jellema P, van der Windt DA, Schellevis FG, van der Horst HE, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2009 Oct;30(7):695-706
   Systematic review: the prevalence of idiopathic bile acid malabsorption as diagnosed by SeHCAT scanning in patients with diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome.
Wedlake L, A'Hern R, Russell D, Thomas K, Walters JR, Andreyev HJ, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2009 Oct;30(7):707-17