scholarly journals Analysis of Answers to Queries among Anonymous Users with Gastroenterological Problems on an Internet Forum

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 1042 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikołaj Kamiński ◽  
Michał Borger ◽  
Piotr Prymas ◽  
Agnieszka Muth ◽  
Adam Stachowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Lower Quadrant ◽  
Diagnostic Interpretation ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
Internet Forums ◽  
Right Lower Quadrant

Internet forums are an attractive source of health-related information. We aimed to investigate threads in the gastroenterological section of a popular Polish medical forum for anonymous users. We characterised the following aspects in threads: the main problem of the original poster, declared ailments and rationale of the responses (rational, neutral, harmful or not related to the problem of the original poster). We analysed over 2717 forum threads initiated in the years 2010–2018. Users mostly asked for diagnosis of the problem [1814 (66.8%)], treatment [1056 (38.9%)] and diagnostic interpretation [308 (11.3%)]. The most commonly declared symptoms were abdominal pain [1046 (38.5%)], diarrhea [454 (16.7%)] and bloating [354 (13.0%)]. Alarm symptoms were mentioned in 309 (11.4%) threads. From the total 3550 responses, 1257 (35.4%) were assessed as rational, 693 (19.5%) as neutral, 157 (4.4%) as harmful and 1440 (40.6%) as not related to the user’s problem. The original poster’s declaration of blood in stool, dyspepsia, pain in the abdominal right lower quadrant, weight loss or inflammatory bowel disease was positively related to obtaining at least one potentially harmful response. Advice from anonymous users on Internet forums may be irrational and disregards alarm symptoms, which can delay the diagnosis of life-threatening diseases.

scholarly journals How Fatigue Is Experienced and Handled by Female Outpatients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Beck ◽  
Palle Bager ◽  
Peter Errboe Jensen ◽  
Jens F. Dahlerup
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Semistructured Interview ◽  
Fatigue Score ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Mental Symptoms ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
One Year

Background. Fatigue is a significant aspect of everyday life for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and it influences their health-related quality of life. Little is known about fatigue from the patient’s perspective.Aim. To investigate how female IBD patients experience and handle fatigue.Methods. The study included 11 female outpatients. These patients were 40–59 years old and had IBD ≥ one year and a significantly increased fatigue score. Patients with severe active IBD, anaemia, comorbidity, or pregnancy were excluded. The included patients agreed to participate in a semistructured interview. The interviews were analysed using Malterud’s principles of systematic text condensation.Results. The patients described physical and mental symptoms of fatigue that led to social-, physical-, and work-related limitations with emotional consequences. To handle fatigue, the patients used planning, priority, acceptance, exercise, and support. Two of the eleven patients used exercise on a regular basis. Surprisingly, some patients indicated that they did not need to talk with professionals about their fatigue unless a cure was available. Conclusion. Fatigue in IBD includes physical and mental symptoms that limit the patients’ social-, physical-, and work-related lives. Despite this, some patients expressed that they had chosen to accept their fatigue.

scholarly journals (Poly)phenols in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Review

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 1843
Author(s):  
Marilyn Hagan ◽  
Bu' Hussain Hayee ◽  
Ana Rodriguez-Mateos
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Therapeutic Benefit ◽  
Markers Of Inflammation ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
Irritable Bowel

(Poly)phenols (PPs) may have a therapeutic benefit in gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of this review is to summarise the evidence-base in this regard. Observational evidence does not give a clear indication that PP intake has a preventative role for IBD or IBS, while interventional studies suggest these compounds may confer symptomatic and health-related quality of life improvements in known patients. There are inconsistent results for effects on markers of inflammation, but there are promising reports of endoscopic improvement. Work on the effects of PPs on intestinal permeability and oxidative stress is limited and therefore conclusions cannot be formed. Future work on the use of PPs in IBD and IBS will strengthen the understanding of clinical and mechanistic effects.

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