IBS Awareness Month - April 2024

 Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common disorders of the digestive system.  It is often stigmatized and misunderstood but the symptoms have a significant impact on the quality of life for many people.  IBS Awareness Month falls in April each year with the aim of raising awareness of the condition and encouraging frank and open conversations about toilet habits.

 

RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES  

The Health Libraries, both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals, offer numerous resources related to this topic. In the lists below you’ll find a small selection of items from our collection. To locate these items, simply go to our online catalogue or ask at the counter. This document covers the following resources – books, journals, journal articles and patient information.

 

BOOKS   

• Sleisenger and Fordtran's gastrointestinal and liver disease: pathophysiology/diagnosis/management; Feldman, Mark, editor; Friedman, Lawrence S; et al; 2021 (Elsevier/Saunders); 11^th edition – [Also available as a Keele e-book].

• Exploring the Biopsychosocial Model in Irritable Bowel Syndrome : with emphasis on stress, comorbidities and fatigue; 2020 (Linkoping University Electronic Press) – [Only available as a Keele e-book].

• Evidence-based gastroenterology and hepatology; McDonald, John W. D, editor; et al; 2019 (Wiley-Blackwell); 4^th edition.

• The Cambridge handbook of psychology, health and medicine; Llewellyn, Carrie, editor; Ayers, Susan, et al; 2019 (Cambridge University Press); 3^rd edition – [Also available as a Keele e-book].

• The complete guide to digestive health: plain answers about IBS, constipation, diarrhea, heartburn, ulcers, and more; Wood, Gayle, K; 2006 (F C & A Publications).

• Irritable bowel syndrome: diagnosis and treatment; Camilleri, Michael, editor; Spiller, Robin C. editor; 2002 (W.B. Saunders).

JOURNALS   

• BMJ open gastroenterology; British Society of Gastroenterology, issuing body; (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & British Society of Gastroenterology) – [Available as an OpenAccess journal from 2014 onwards].

• Techniques in coloproctology; Mediterranean Society of Coloproctology, issuing body; Israel Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery, issuing body; et al; (Springer) – [Available as a Keele e-journal from 1999 onwards, and NHS ejournal 2022 onwards with 1 year embargo.].

• Crohn's & colitis 360; Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, issuing body; (Oxford University Press) – [Available as an OpenAccess e-journal from 2019 onwards].

• Intestinal research; Asian Organization for Crohn's & Colitis, issuing body; Chinese Society of IBD, issuing body; et al; (Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases) – [Available as an OpenAccess e-journal from 2003 onwards].

• Gastroenterology research and practice (Online); Hindawi Publishing Corporation – [Available as an OpenAccess e-journal from 2008 onwards].

*N.B. NHS staff who are members of the Health Library can request a temporary Keele username which allows access to Keele e-journals from the Keele IT Suite in the Health Library within the CEC at Royal Stoke.

Access more journals via our Journals webpage: http://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/journals/  

JOURNAL ARTICLES  

• “Systematic review with meta-analysis: Diagnostic performance of faecal calprotectin in distinguishing inflammatory bowel disease from irritable bowel syndrome in adults”; Dajti, Elton; Frazzoni, Leonardo; et al; Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 2023-12, Vol.58 (11-12), p.1120-1131, DOI: 10.1111/apt.17754.

• “Efficacy of psychological interventions for irritable bowel syndrome: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis”; Yao, Fei ; Wu, Xutao ; Zhao, Huacheng ; Gan, Chun; Medicine (Baltimore), 2022-03, Vol.101 (10), p.e29033-e29033, DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000029033.

• “Impact of shift work on irritable bowel syndrome and functional dyspepsia: A meta-analysis”; Wang, Nian; Liu, Xinghuang; Ye, Weixiang; et al; Medicine (Baltimore), 2022-06, Vol.101 (25), p.e29211-e29211, DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000029211.

• “A dietitian‐led low‐FODMAP diet webinar: a pre–post study evaluating its impact on symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome”; Colgan, Aisling; Digby, Katie; Apekey, Tanefa; et al; Journal of human nutrition and dietetics, 2024-04, Vol.37 (2), p.396-407, DOI: 10.1111/jhn.13262.

• “Gut microbiota and intestinal immunity-A crosstalk in irritable bowel syndrome”; Chen, Yuxuan; Feng, Shuyan; Li, Ying; et al; Immunology, 2024-05, Vol.172 (1), p.1-20, DOI: 10.1111/imm.13749.

• “A double‐blind, randomized, placebo‐controlled study assessing the impact of probiotic supplementation on the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in females”; Mullish, B. H; Michael, D. R.; Dabcheva, M; et al; Neurogastroenterology and motility, 2024-04, Vol.36 (4), p.e14751-n/a, DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14751.

N.B. All the above articles are Open Access so are available to both Keele & NHS users.

PATIENT INFORMATION / PATIENT ADVICE:  

• NHS website:
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/irritable-bowel-syndrome-ibs/

• Charities / Further information:
• Guts UK - https://gutscharity.org.uk/

• Clinical Key – Patient Education Leaflets [Available to UHNM only]:
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Adult - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_62e7db5e-66be-4d30-a71e-c320744fb913

• Diet for irritable bowel syndrome - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_41c55bb1-dff3-40b7-b641-08e51d735f19

• Irritable bowel syndrome, paediatric - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_d7572bc2-f3c3-449b-8f6c-5225483e625e

KnowledgeShare CURRENT AWARENESS:   

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