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Oxytocin increases thresholds of colonic visceral perception in patients with irritable bowel syndrome Posted By: Zurama
Posted On: 07/23/2008
D Louvel, M Delvaux, A Felez, J Fioramonti, L Bueno, Y Lazorthes, J Frexinos

Laboratory of Digestive Motility, Gastroenterology Unit, CHU Rangueil, Toulouse, France.

AIM: The effects of oxytocin on colonic perception of intraluminal distension were evaluated in 26 patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), using a flaccid bag placed in the descending colon and connected to a computerised barostat. METHOD: Symptomatic responses (first sensation and pain) were evaluated during isobaric distensions (4 mm Hg increments, five minute duration, five minute interval with return to zero pressure between each step),.........
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http://gut.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/39/5/741
Tags:  oxitocin,  irritable bowel syndrome
       
shannonj wrote this reply on 07/24/2008
What is colonic visceral perception?....I'd like to understand more but the article was above my head :)

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