Gerald Holtmann

Gastric motility is coordinated, in part, by rhythmic bioelectrical events called slow waves…

This session will cover the pathogenic and non-pathogenic constituents of the gut microbiome that induce local and systemic inflammatory response and play an important role in disease development…

Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBI) are chronic, remitting and relapsing conditions which may originate in childhood. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia (FD) are two most common DGBIs seen in clinical practice…

BACKGROUND: Pouchitis is common following total proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis (UC) and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) and generally responds to antibiotics…

BACKGROUND: Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is defined as the presence of excessive and abnormal types of bacteria in the small intestine. SIBO has been linked to several gastrointestinal and extraintestinal diseases…