Authors' response: bile acids are important in the pathophysiology of IBS

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
² Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
³ Department of Medicine, Metabolism Unit, Center for Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden Molecular Nutrition Unit, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, Medicine and R&D Unit, Skaraborgs Hospital, Skövde, Sweden.

Comment

Antal Bajor et al. Gut. 2015 May.

. 2015 May;64(5):851-2.

doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2014-308037. Epub 2014 Jul 23.

¹ Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
² Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
³ Department of Medicine, Metabolism Unit, Center for Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden Molecular Nutrition Unit, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, Medicine and R&D Unit, Skaraborgs Hospital, Skövde, Sweden.

No abstract available

Keywords: Bile Acid; Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Comment on

Increased colonic bile acid exposure: a relevant factor for symptoms and treatment in IBS.
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