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What defines a healthy gut microbiome? | Gut
A wider perspective on gut health considers the absence of digestive complaints as a key indicator. Symptoms like bloating, gas, irregular bowel movements and discomfort may not always be linked to a specific disorder but can indicate suboptimal gut health ().Therefore, a healthy gut, by this definition, is not only ‘free from diagnosed diseases’ but …
Patient summary. These guidelines have been produced on behalf of the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) by a team of specialists, and with input from patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The guidelines are aimed at healthcare professionals who look after patients with IBS.
Guidelines on the management of abnormal liver blood tests
These updated guidelines on the management of abnormal liver blood tests have been commissioned by the Clinical Services and Standards Committee (CSSC) of the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) under the auspices of the liver section of the BSG. The original guidelines, which this document supersedes, were written in 2000 and have undergone extensive revision by members of the ...
British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines on the diagnosis …
Gastric adenocarcinoma carries a poor prognosis, in part due to the late stage of diagnosis. Risk factors include Helicobacter pylori infection, family history of gastric cancer—in particular, hereditary diffuse gastric cancer and pernicious anaemia. The stages in the progression to cancer include chronic gastritis, gastric atrophy (GA), gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM) …
Guidelines for enteral feeding in adult hospital patients | Gut
Patients with undernutrition to a degree that may impair immunity, wound healing, muscle strength, and psychological drive are common in UK hospital populations.1 These individuals cope poorly with modern medical and surgical interventions and, on average, stay in hospital for approximately five days longer than the normally nourished, incurring approximately 50% greater costs.2,3 Hospitals ...
Gut microbiome and health: mechanistic insights | Gut
The gut microbiota is now considered as one of the key elements contributing to the regulation of host health. Virtually all our body sites are colonised by microbes suggesting different types of crosstalk with our organs. Because of the development of molecular tools and techniques (ie, metagenomic, metabolomic, lipidomic, metatranscriptomic), the …
Consensus guidelines for the safe prescription and administration …
Oral bowel-cleansing preparations are used before colonic surgery and endoscopic and radiological assessment of the intestine to minimise faecal contamination. In February 2009, the UK National Patient Safety Agency issued a Rapid Response Report highlighting the potential risk of harm associated with the use of these preparations and instructing local NHS Trusts to implement safeguards to ...
British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines on the management …
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) remains one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders seen by clinicians in both primary and secondary care. Since publication of the last British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) guideline in 2007, substantial advances have been made in understanding its complex pathophysiology, resulting in its re-classification as a disorder of gut-brain interaction ...
Guidelines on the management of ascites in cirrhosis | Gut
The British Society of Gastroenterology in collaboration with British Association for the Study of the Liver has prepared this document. The aim of this guideline is to review and summarise the evidence that guides clinical diagnosis and management of ascites in patients with cirrhosis. Substantial advances have been made in this area since the …