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Gastrointestinal problems in Fibromyalgia

Wednesday 10 September 2014

 

From ProHealth:

 

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Gastrointestinal Problems in Fibromyalgia

www.ProHealth.com
September 7, 2014

An insight into the gastrointestinal component of fibromyalgia: clinical manifestations and potential underlying mechanisms

By Mahmoud Slim, et al.

Abstract:

Fibromyalgia syndrome is characterized by chronic generalized pain accompanied by a broad symptomatologic spectrum. Besides chronic fatigue, sleep disturbances, headaches and cognitive dysfunction that are extensively described in the literature, a considerable proportion of patients with fibromyalgia experience gastrointestinal symptoms that are commonly overlooked in the studies that are not specifically dedicated to evaluate these manifestations.

Nevertheless, various attempts were undertaken to explore the gastrointestinal dimension of fibromyalgia. Several studies have demonstrated an elevated comorbidity of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) among patients with fibromyalgia. Other studies have investigated the frequency of presentation of gastrointestinal symptoms in fibromyalgia in a nonspecific approach describing several gastrointestinal complaints frequently reported by these patients such as abdominal pain, dyspepsia and bowel changes, among others.

Several underlying mechanisms that require further investigation could serve as potential explanatory hypotheses for the appearance of such manifestations. These include sensitivity to dietary constituents such as gluten, lactose or FODMAPs or alterations in the brain–gut axis as a result of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth or subclinical enteric infections such as giardiasis.

The gastrointestinal component of fibromyalgia constitutes a relevant element of the multidisciplinary pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying fibromyalgia that need to be unveiled, as this would contribute to the adequate designation of relevant treatment alternatives corresponding to these manifestations.

Source: Rheumatology International, August 14, 2014. By Mahmoud Slim, Elena Pita Calandre and Fernando Rico-Villademoros. Instituto de Neurociencias "Federico Olóriz", Universidad de Granada, Avenida de Madrid, 11., 18012, Granada, Spain.

 

The above originally appeared here.

 


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