Gastroenterology

  • Managing irritable bowel syndrome: The low-FODMAP diet
    Mohannad Dugum, MD, Kathy Barco, RD, LD, CNSC and Samita Garg, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2016, 83 (9) 655-662; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14159

    A diet low in fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAPs) reduces symptoms.

  • Diet in the pathophysiology and management of irritable bowel syndrome
    Magdy El-Salhy, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2016, 83 (9) 663-664; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.16019

    Diet plays an important role in the pathophysiology of this disorder and is an effective tool in managing it.

  • Total pancreatectomy and islet cell autotransplantation: Definitive treatment for chronic pancreatitis
    Karla M. Arce, MD, Yu Kuei Lin, MD, Tyler Stevens, MD, R. Matthew Walsh, MD and Betul A. Hatipoglu, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2016, 83 (6) 435-442; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15056

    Most patients report less pain after this procedure, and many avoid overt diabetes.

  • Pseudomembranous colitis: Not always Clostridium difficile
    Derek M. Tang, MD, Nathalie H. Urrunaga, MD, MS and Erik C. Von Rosenvinge, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2016, 83 (5) 361-366; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14183

    Other causes include other infections, ischemia, medications, and inflammatory mucosal diseases.

  • Drugs that may harm bone: Mitigating the risk
    Faye N. Hant, DO, MSCR and Marcy B. Bolster, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2016, 83 (4) 281-288; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15066

    The implicated drugs have important therapeutic roles, so their benefits must be weighed against the risks.

  • Celiac disease: Managing a multisystem disorder
    Celiac disease: Managing a multisystem disorder
    Gursimran Singh Kochhar, MD, CNSC, FACP, Tavankit Singh, MD, Anant Gill, MBBS and Donald F. Kirby, MD, FACP, FACN, FACG, AGAF, CNSC, CPNS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2016, 83 (3) 217-227; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14158

    This autoimmune disorder can cause symptoms that involve not only the gastrointestinal tract but also the skin and bones.

  • The microbiome in celiac disease: Beyond diet-genetic interactions
    Jose U. Scher, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2016, 83 (3) 228-230; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15123

    Evidence points to the mix of bacteria that make the gut their home, collectively called the microbiome.

  • In reply: Vitamin B12 deficiency (July 2015)
    Douglas L. Nguyen, MD, Shelly Maithel, Alex K. Duong and Jonathan Zhang, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 15; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83c.01002
  • Vitamin B12 deficiency (July 2015)
    Kenneth R. Phillips, MS, MD, FCCP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 15; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83c.01001

    Readers comment on vitamin B12 defi ciency (July 2015) and on preoperative testing (October 2015).

  • Not all abdominal pain is gastrointestinal
    Mena Boules, MD, Madonna Michael, MD, Julietta Chang, MD, Bruce Vrooman, MD, Matthew Kroh, MD and Maged Rizk, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 29-35; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14082

    A 31-year-old woman presents with right mid-abdominal pain that began 1 day ago.

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