(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 27 - As in ulcer (caused by the Helicobacter pylori bacterium), also irritable bowel syndrome, which affects up to one in ten adults worldwide, could depend on a microorganism harmful to the intestine, Brachyspira is normally absent in the healthy intestine. In fact, in a study published in the journal Gut by experts from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, the bacterium was found in the intestines of patients but never in that of control subjects. Irritable bowel syndrome is a disorder that can have varying degrees of severity and is generally characterized by intestinal problems ranging from abdominal pain to diarrhea or constipation. "Unlike most intestinal bacteria, Brachyspira is in direct contact with the cells of the gut wall - explains lead author Karolina Sjöberg Jabbar. I was immensely surprised when I found Brachyspira in an increasing number of patients, but never in individuals. healthy ". The study was based on the analysis of intestinal biopsies of a group of patients and a group of healthy control individuals; the bacterium was present in at least one third of patients. Although the result needs to be confirmed in larger patient series, concludes the researcher, "we are confident that we have found a potential treatable cause of IBS, at least for some patients." In the future, antibiotic or probiotic therapies aimed at eradicating it from the intestinal tract could be decisive for at least some of these patients. (HANDLE).
Irritable bowel, even a bacterium among possible causes
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As in ulcer (caused by the bacterium Helicobacter pylori), also irritable bowel syndrome, which affects up to one in ten adults worldwide, could be caused by a microorganism harmful to the intestine, Brachyspira and normally abs. . (ANSA)