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The advisory council of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases added five new members:
Dr. Mark Nelson, University of Vermont College of Medicine distinguished professor and chair in the department of pharmacology, joined the council’s kidney, urologic and hematologic diseases subcommittee.
Dr. David Penson, the Hamilton and Howd chair of urologic oncology, chair of and professor in the department of urologic surgery, medicine and health policy, and director of the Center for Surgical Quality and Outcomes Research at Vanderbilt University, joined the kidney, urologic and hematologic diseases subcommittee.
Ceciel Rooker, president and executive director of the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders, joined the digestive diseases and nutrition subcommittee.
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TUCSON, Ariz., January 7, 2021 Critical Path Institute s (C-Path) Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) Consortium announces that clinical study results using the Consortium s Diary for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms-Constipation (DIBSS-C) were recently included in the expanded label for the drug LINZESS® (linaclotide). The DIBSS-C was developed by the PRO Consortium s Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Working Group to support the evaluation of both primary and key secondary endpoints related to improvements in IBS-C signs and symptoms within the context of clinical trials and is currently in FDA s Clinical Outcome Assessment Qualification Program. Although the DIBSS-C was not specifically mentioned, results from its abdominal symptom scale were included in the updated label for LINZESS®. This is the first time a PRO Consortium measure has been used to support a label claim.
6 Foods That May Contribute to Belly Bloat
1. Processed Foods
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The No. 1 enemy against a bloat-free belly: sodium. “Sodium holds onto water,” says Pam Fullenweider, RD, the founder of Fully Mediterranean in Houston. And when that happens, you’re left dealing with swelling or bloating, Doyle says. Sodium generally comes from unhealthy packaged and processed foods, such as fast food, dressings, sauces, canned soups, deli meat, and baked goods like bread, bagels, and donuts, Doyle says. For general health, you’ll want to limit this kind of fare, anyway.
2. High-Fat Foods
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Foods that tend to be high in saturated fat include baked goods, processed meats, and cheese, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These all take quite a bit longer to digest than other foods, says Kristin Gillespie, RD, a certified nutrition support clinician based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. “Because these move more slowly through the GI trac
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Bold Health, a London-based company developing digital therapeutics for gastrointestinal conditions, is backing a new University of Pennsylvania-led study that will directly compare the company s cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) app for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to Headspace s consumer mindfulness and meditation app.
According to a clinicaltrials.gov listing spotted by Exits & Outcomes, researchers will be randomly assigning 300 participants with IBS to receive either Bold Health s Zemedy app or the Headspace mindfulness app for free. Each group will have the app for eight weeks, after which those who received the Headspace app will also be given access to Zemedy.
At baseline and after those eight weeks, the researchers will administer a battery of questionnaires, and those who switched from Headspace to Zemedy will receive a third slew of questions after an additional eight weeks with Bold Health s app. Finally, participants in both groups will be contacted three m
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