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Double-blind placebo-controlled study of mesalamine in post-infective irritable bowel syndrome – a pilot study

Tuteja, Ashok K., Fang, John C., Al-Suqi, Manal, Stoddard, Gregory J., Hale, Devon C.·2012·Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

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OBJECTIVE: Post-infective irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS) is characterized by continuing symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, typically diarrhea-predominant, following an episode of acute gastroenteritis. There is often an increase in sub-epithelial inflammatory and neuroendocrine cells on colonic mucosal biopsy. Mesalamine is an anti-inflammatory agent, effective in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. The goal of this study was to compare mesalamine to placebo on symptoms and quality-of-life (QOL) in PI-IBS. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Twenty patients who developed diarrhea-predominant IBS after gastroenteritis were randomized to receive mesalamine (Asacol®) 1.6 gm b.i.d. or placebo for 12 weeks in a double-blind placebo-controlled study. QOL was assessed using the IBS-QOL questionnaire. Stool frequency, stool consistency, urgency, severity of abdominal pain, severity of bloating, and global-improvement scale were recorded in daily diaries for 7 days at baseline and every 4 weeks. Data were analyzed by comparing the change from baseline to last follow-up. RESULTS: One patient withdrew after randomization; data were incomplete in two patients. Thus, data were analyzed from 17 patients (11 men and 6 women, median age: 27 years, range 22-45 years). Mesalamine was not associated with significant improvement in global symptoms, abdominal pain, bloating, stool urgency, frequency, or consistency (all p ≥ 0.11) or QOL (p ≥ 0.16). CONCLUSIONS: There was no significant improvement in global symptoms or overall QOL with mesalamine in patients with PI-IBS.

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  • A small, double-blind, randomized study of 20 IBS patients showed that mesalamine 2.4 g/day for 8 wk failed to show improvement in IBS symptoms despite a reduction in the number of total immune cells in colonic biopsies and improvement in general well-being.

    “A small, double-blind, randomized study of 20 IBS patients showed that mesalamine 2.4 g/day for 8 wk failed to show improvement in IBS symptoms despite a reduction in the number of total immune cells in colonic biopsies and improvement in general well-being (45, 177).”

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Authors
Tuteja, A. K., Fang, J. C., Al-Suqi, M., Stoddard, G. J., & Hale, D. C.
Affiliations
  • University of Utah (US)
  • George E. Wahlen Department of VA Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Tuteja, Ashok K.
Venue
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
Published
2012-07-12
Volume
47
Issue
10
Pages
1159-1164
ISSN
  • 0036-5521 (ISSN-L)
  • 1502-7708
OpenAlex
W2077139557
Cited by
41
References
33
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Microscopic Colitis
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Keywords
5-aminosalicylic acid, anti-inflammatory therapy, acute gastroenteritis, diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome, quality of life, abdominal pain, bloating, colonic mucosal inflammation
MeSH terms
Acute Disease, Adult, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal, Biopsy, Diarrhea, Double-Blind Method, Female, Gastroenteritis, Humans, Intestinal Mucosa, Male, Pain Measurement, Pilot Projects, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Severity of Illness Index, Abdominal Pain, Treatment Outcome, Mesalamine, Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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