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CERTAIN ASPECTS OF POST-INFECTIOUS IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME

S. I. Krayushkin, O. N. Rodionova, I. Yu. Kolesnikova, T. U. Kuznetsova

Волгоградский государственный медицинский университет

Abstract

Presented is the modern view of epidemiology, risk factors and genetic predisposition to irritable bowel syndrome that arises following an exposure to intestinal infection (PI-IBS — post-infectious IBS). Features of the PI-IBS mechanism development are considered. A new explanation of visceral hypersensitivity characteristic of PI-IBS patients is offered. The role of intestinal microflora disorders and immune status in the development of PI-IBS symptoms is emphasized.

Keywords

irritable bowel syndrome, post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome, acute intestinal infection, interleukins.

Contacts

Кузнецова Татьяна Юрьевна — ассистент кафедры амбулаторной и скорой медицинской помощи, Волгоградский государственный медицинский университет, e-mail: tatyrkuz@yandex.ru