Ageing seems to have a beneficial effect on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) (Sperber et al. Gastroenterology 2021), and the odds of developing IBS are lower when age is above 50 years (Lovell & Ford CGH 2012). Older age may also affect symptom reporting and quality of life…
Gut microbial perturbation has been implicated in the development of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood…
Methane production is associated with oroanal transit time (OATT) and constipation in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) (Algera NGM 2022). However, increasing breath methane and fecal methanogens have been observed with increasing transit time also in healthy individuals (Procházková Gut 2023)…