The Gut Microbiota and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Friend or Foe?

• Main Authors: Uday C. Ghoshal (Author), Ratnakar Shukla (Author), Ujjala Ghoshal (Author), Kok-Ann Gwee (Author), Siew C. Ng (Author), Eamonn M. M. Quigley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Progress in the understanding of the pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), once thought to be a purely psychosomatic disease, has advanced considerably and low-grade inflammation and changes in the gut microbiota now feature as potentially important. The human gut harbours a huge microb...