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Delighted to announce that the
@AtlantisTrial
of low-dose titrated amitriptyline as a second-line treatment for
#IBS
in primary care is now published online in
@TheLancet
I will be presenting the results today at 1430hrs at
#UEGWeek2023
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I speak as a consultant and an academic. I am not a BMA member but am FRCP. I think this undersells a serious issue as a generational one or a twitter storm. It is neither.
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Our series of articles about functional gastrointestinal disorders is now published online in the
@TheLancet
Functional gastrointestinal disorders, redefined as disorders of gut-brain interaction, affect up to 40% of people at any given time, and frequently overlap.
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Finally...
A randomized trial showing proton pump inhibitors are safe when used for >53,000 years of follow-up.
Hopefully this will receive as much attention as observational studies showing numerous potentially "spurious" deleterious consequences
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Medical students are graduating after years of arduous exams with huge (and unprecedented) amounts of debt, have seen massive erosion of their pay and working conditions, have to pay defence unions, exam fees, and fees to use a mandatory training record, etc.
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Wow! Astonishing news and thank you for continuing to publish our papers. Incredibly proud to have been selected by
@emadelomar
and
@Gut_BMJ
for this prestigious award, and recognition from the highest impact journal in the field.
@emadelomar
winner of
#BestGUTAuthor2021
is Professor Alex Ford
@alex_ford12399
from
@LeedsHospitals
@LeedsMedHealth
@UniversityLeeds
A fantastic number of papers published in
@Gut_BMJ
in 2021 - all highly cited - a truly wonderful achievement and year - congratulations Alex!
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And in terms of the MDT of medicine as a whole, when asked about what unique skillset this profession brings to the MDT that a doctor doesn’t at the RCP EGM yesterday, the college leadership could provide no clear answer.
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Instead, what has happened is that this profession has been allowed to change its title, take on roles that younger doctors once fulfilled (instead of doing the less complex tasks that we were told they would be doing) and being paid more than younger doctors.
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They are now being set up as an alternative quasi-independent profession. Possibly with prescribing rights and ability to organise investigations that involve ionising radiation, without the same rigorous training. Anyone could have foreseen this would cause huge problems.
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Delighted to announce, after a lull of 25 years, updated British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines on the management of functional dyspepsia
Free to access in
@Gut_BMJ
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They are losing training opportunities to a relatively new profession allied to medicine who were sold to doctors as being a solution to their levels of overwork.
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Delighted that the
@AtlantisTrial
won the annual Ray Clouse prize for the best research paper on DGBI of the last 12 months at the
@RomeFoundation
reception last night.
@HazelEveritt
@amanda_horler
@LeedsCTRU
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Rising from my sick bed I can reveal I have been awarded the
@RomeFoundation
Aldo Torsoli award for 2020...
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Our latest article is in now published online in
@Gut_BMJ
Efficacy of a low FODMAP diet in irritable bowel syndrome: systematic review and network meta-analysis
@DrCJBlack
@hmstaudacher
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Delighted to announce the long awaited evidence-based update to the
@BritSocGastro
guideline for the management of
#IBS
is now published online in
@Gut_BMJ
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Pleased to discover today that, based on the number of highly cited papers our research group had produced between 2009 and 2019, I am now, officially, a Clarivate highly cited researcher for 2020.
#HighlyCited
2020
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As a final point, after more thought, one group has been sold a pup here. Either it’s PAs or medical students. I rather got the feeling after the RCP EGM it’s the medical students.
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Our latest (and definitely last!) paper of 2022 is now published online in
@AGA_Gastro
and is a network meta-analysis of drugs in gastroparesis:
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As the year draws to a close it is time to reflect on 2020. Despite it being a very strange year, and having to down tools to help with inpatient COVID-19 cover in
@LeedsHospitals
, our research group has enjoyed considerable academic success. Here are 10 personal highlights:
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Delighted to see the
@AtlantisTrial
is published in this week’s issue of
@TheLancet
In it, we report the effectiveness of amitriptyline as second-line treatment for
#IBS
in primary care
@amanda_horler
@HazelEveritt
@Dr_SarahA
@riddmj
@Robbie_Foy
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Published online today in
@Gut_BMJ
, our network meta-analysis of biologics and small molecules in moderate to severe luminal Crohn's disease:
@bribarberio
@DrCJBlack
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Delighted to announce we will be presenting the main results from the
@AtlantisTrial
of amitriptyline vs. placebo for
#IBS
at the
@my_ueg
week in Copenhagen on 17th October...
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A reminder that I will be presenting the headline results of the
@ATLANTIS
trial, an
@NIHRresearch
funded RCT of amitriptyline as a second-line treatment for
#ibs
, at
@my_ueg
week in Copenhagen on 17th October.
Full paper coming soon...
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As promised earlier in the week, I am providing more information and data from the
@AtlantisTrial
, which was published in
@TheLancet
on Monday:
It is free to access...
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First epidemiological data for gastroparesis in the U.K. now published in this month’s issue of Gut: Epidemiology and outcomes of gastroparesis, as documented in general practice records, in the United Kingdom
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Now accessible to all...!
British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines on the management of irritable bowel syndrome
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Our latest (and perhaps last) article of 2022 is now published online in
@APandT
examining quality of life in people with
#IBS
:
@VivekGoodoory
@ce_ng1
@DrCJBlack
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Now published in full in this month's
@Gut_BMJ
British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines on the management of irritable bowel syndrome
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The latest issue of
@APandT
is a supplement dealing with
#IBS
. With articles from experts like Ami Sperber, Imran Aziz,
@MJA_Editor
,
@DrCJBlack
,
@JohannahRuddy
,
@dbrennerGIMD
,
@AnthonyLemboMD
, and Peter Paine. Worth dipping in....
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Our latest paper looking at IBS-type symptoms in people with inflammatory bowel disease is online with
@NGMJournal
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It's a wrap!
@AtlantisTrial
has recruited its last patient. In all, 463 patients were randomised to amitriptyline or placebo. A massive well done and thank you to all the team, the GP surgeries, and the participants. We couldn't have done it without you!
@NIHRresearch
🌊🌊🌊
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Our network meta-analysis comparing low FODMAP diet, BDA/NICE dietary advice, habitual diet, and sham diet is now published in this month's issue of
@Gut_BMJ
Great collaborative work with
@DrCJBlack
and
@hmstaudacher
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Great week for GI research in Leeds. Our Lancet Series of three articles dealing with functional gastrointestinal disorders as a whole,
#IBS
, and functional dyspepsia published in this weeks issue:
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Clarivate highly cited researchers list is out today! For the second year running I am on the list.
#HighlyCited2021
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We have just randomised the 300th person into our trial of amitriptyline in
#IBS
in primary care, the
@AtlantisTrial
Many thanks to all our participants, our researchers,
@LeedsCTRU
and our GP collaborators. We couldn't do it without you...🌊🌊🌊
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Our latest paper is now published online in
@AGA_Gastro
:
Relative Contribution of Disease Activity and Psychological Health to Prognosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease During 6.5 years of Longitudinal Follow-up. - Gastroenterology ()
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Looking like a good morning for a run with
@diaryofwimpydad
from Appletreewick to Guiseley for
#MND
,
@MNDoddie5
@Rob7Burrow
and
@LeedsHospitals
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We have just randomised the 425th person with
#IBS
to amitriptyline or placebo in the
@AtlantisTrial
!! Great work everyone.
🌊🌊🌊
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Our latest meta-analysis examining rates of anxiety and depression in patients with
#IBD
is now published online by
@LancetGastroHep
at with an editorial by
@drlauriekeefer
. Great work by
@bribarberio
@DrCJBlack
and Mohammad Zamani
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Just published in Gut, an important trial of a FODMAP lowering diet versus an antispasmodic in >450 patients with
#IBS
in primary care
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As 2021 draws to a close it is time to reflect on the last 12 months. It’s been a successful year for our research group with 25 papers published in print and another 11 in press for 2022. Here are some personal highlights:
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Bidirectional brain–gut axis effects influence mood and prognosis in IBD: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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First review article of 2021,
published in
@LancetGastroHep
and led by the amazing
@hmstaudacher
and
@AntMikocka
. In it we discuss managing psychological comornidity in
#IBS
. Free link below for those interested:
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Our latest paper in press with
@AmJGastro
. Influence of increasing psychological comorbidity on prognosis of IBS over 1 year:
🔼likelihood of seeing Dr. with IBS
🔼number of new IBS treatments
🔼severity of symptoms
🔼impact of symptoms on daily activities
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Delighted to announce our last paper of the year with
@Nick_Burr1
@DrCJBlack
and Dave Gracie is now published online with
@Gut_BMJ
.
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Our validation study of the Rome IV criteria vs Rome III for
#IBS
is now in press with
@Gut_BMJ
Gut
@DrCJBlack
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Quite proud. All my own work! The visual abstract that is...
Delighted to be asked by
@emadelomar
@Gut_BMJ
and thanks to my collaborators
@PaulMoayyedi
and
@Cathyyuhongyuan
A fantastic visual
#GUTAbstract
by Prof Ford
@alex_ford12399
et al in relation to the paper "Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy to prevent gastric cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis" - read the paper via
#Hpylori
#GastricCancer
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@TheBMA
As Sir George Bernard Shaw would say, never wrestle with a pig. The pig likes it, and you both get dirty.
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Happy highly cited researcher day to those who celebrate.
Listed for the 4th year running...
#HighlyCited2023
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Our latest paper is now published online in
@Gut_BMJ
A meta-analysis showing bidirectional effects of the gut-brain axis in IBD
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Five published highlights from our research group in 2022. A 🧵…
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The third, and final, article deals with functional dyspepsia, including the role of investigations, and how to manage symptoms.
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The second article discusses
#IBS
in depth, providing a contemporaneous update on this common disorder.
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I was delighted to help write this interesting paper on postprandial symptoms in
#DGBI
for
@Gut_BMJ
with two giants of the field:
@hmstaudacher
and
@Prof_NickTalley
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@SecretNHSCEO
And that is of course your right. But it is only a generational issue because it does not affect senior doctors. And because medical students are now graduating with levels of debt that they will never be able to service. As such medicine will never give them the life it has me.
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Good to see
@AtlantisTrial
published in
@TheLancet
last week in the roundup of this weeks important articles in
@bmj_latest
. Thanks to collaborators incl.
@amanda_horler
@HazelEveritt
@riddmj
@Dr_SarahA
@Robbie_Foy
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Our latest paper is now published online in
@APandT
An updated meta-analysis of the efficacy of peppermint oil in IBS.
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Published in the latest issue of
@Gut_BMJ
:
British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines on the management of functional dyspepsia
Useful reading for all clinicians dealing with
#functionaldyspepsia
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Depression in individuals who subsequently develop inflammatory bowel disease: a population-based nested case–control study
Nice study by
@jm_blackwell
,
@RichardPollok
et al.
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Aged well...
What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate.
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Probably the last published paper of 2021 and a good way to go out. Conception and execution
@bribarberio
, what a star! Prevalence of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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Antidepressants could be new weapon in war on Irritable Bowel Syndrome via
@MailOnline
discussing the
@AtlantisTrial
which is in progress in the U.K.
@HazelEveritt
@amanda_horler
@riddmj
@Dr_SarahA
@LeedsCTRU
🌊🌊🌊🌊
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Our first paper of 2023 is published in the latest issue of
@Gut_BMJ
I'll tweet more on this tomorrow, but it ends a run of 11 papers in the journal since 2020.
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6⃣ I was invited by
@TheLancet
to assemble a team of experts to provide a series of 3 articles dealing with functional gastrointestinal disorders. These articles are now in print and are accompanied by amazing infographics designed by the journal:
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One year after we began the process our CPU on pain in DGBI is now published in this month's edition of
@AGA_CGH
. Great to collaborate with
@drlauriekeefer
and Cynthia Ko!
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Great to see the results of the
@NIHRresearch
funded
@AtlantisTrial
of low-dose amitriptyline for
#IBS
, published in
@TheLancet
in October, summarised for US readers in
@JAMA_current
:
@amanda_horler
@HazelEveritt
@riddmj
@Robbie_Foy
@Dr_SarahA
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Not content with original articles in
@Gut_BMJ
@bmj_latest
and
@LancetGastroHep
in the last 10 days, our research fellow Chris Black only goes and wins the
@BBCRadio3
Christmas carol competition this morning...👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
A true polymath...
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The first article deals with advances in our understanding of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, investigation, and management of these conditions overall.
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12 mile run today complete with frozen bushes and bullfinch. North Leeds looked beautiful
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Our article on IBS-type symptoms in patients with inflammatory bowel disease is now published in this month's
@LancetGastroHep
The share link, which is active for the next 50 days is provided below:
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Great news.
@AtlantisTrial
has randomised its 170th patient today. We are edging ever closer to being the biggest trial of a low dose tricyclic antidepressant in
#IBS
ever conducted.
#IBSAwarenessMonth
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First paper of 2022 is now published online in
@Gut_BMJ
. An update of a
@CochraneGut
meta-analysis of H. pylori eradication therapy in functional dyspepsia:
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Lovely sunset over the Chevin as I ran back from my endoscopy list at Wharfedale hospital today.
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Our latest network meta-analysis
published in
@Gut_BMJ
is possibly the last in a series of networks conducted in collaboration with the remarkable
@DrCJBlack
and
@Nick_Burr1
resulting in high impact publications
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First proper run after second bout of covid. Nice view of a frosty Asket hill on the way back home on a cold early morning today.
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In 42 RCTs, containing 5220 participants, the BGBTs with the largest numbers of trials, and patients, demonstrating efficacy for abdominal pain, included self-guided/minimal contact CBT, face-to-face multicomponent behavioural therapy, and face-to-face gut-directed hypnotherapy.
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Annual leave. Long run rewarded by a coffee and some amazing cherry blossom at the end. 🌸🌸🌸
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After a rigorous 18 month process the results of the
@GutsCharityUK
and
@LindAlliance
priority setting partnership into the future of
#IBS
research are now available here
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Our latest paper examining willingness of patients with
#IBS
to pay for a medication that would improve symptoms is now published online in
@NGMJournal
:
@VivekGoodoory
@DrCJBlack
@ce_ng1
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A testament to the hard work of our research group, whose achievements over the last few years have been amazing. But I couldn’t do it without the love and support of the 3 most important people in my life, as well as my colleagues at
@LeedsHospitals
and LIMR at
@LeedsMedHealth
.
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My editorial on the paper from
@BoeckxstaensLab
using ebastine in non-constipated
#ibs
is now published online in
@Gut_BMJ
Link below
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Priyam Vora interviewed me recently for the Gastroenterology Learning Network asking me about the origin and results of the
@AtlantisTrial
of amitriptyline in
#IBS
in primary care
You can listen here
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Sad to see so many people normalising this because it happened to them in their childhood (egg and chips in the 70s or 80s). Isn't the point of human evolution and development to make things better for future generations, not repeat the same mistakes...?
"We try not to eat a lot in one day, even though most of us are really hungry."
Almost 1 in 3 children in the UK are now growing up poor, like Cameron and his two sisters whose family rely on a food bank to help fill the fridge.
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Our other (!) latest (and perhaps last) paper of 2022 is now published online in
@AGA_Gastro
looking at quality of life across all disorders of brain-gut interaction, using data from the
@RomeFoundation
global survey:
@DrPalssonUNC
@AntMikocka
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Probably our last paper of 2020, is now published online with
@AmJGastro
In it we used latent class analysis in >800 people to subgroup
#IBS
, taking into account extra-intestinal symptoms and psychological co-morbidity.
What did we find?
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Our article on making a diagnosis of
#IBS
is now published in the latest issue of
@FrontGastro_BMJ
@DrCJBlack
@alex_ford12399
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Our network meta-analysis of biologics and small molecules as induction therapy for moderate to severe
#ulcerativecolitis
is now published in this month's edition of
@Gut_BMJ
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Our paper examining the impact of the Rome clinical criteria on the diagnosis of
#IBS
is now published in this month's
@AGA_Gastro
@DrCJBlack
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Great to see the results of the
@AtlantisTrial
of amitriptyline in
#IBS
, published recently in
@TheLancet
, summarised by
@heykatray
for
@NatRevGastroHep
this week:
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Now published online in
@APandT
Systematic review and network meta‐analysis: efficacy of licensed drugs for abdominal bloating in irritable bowel syndrome with constipation
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