Describe the relationship between gut flora and IBS, including how it relates to use of probiotics.
Dysbiosis (high ratio Firmicutes :Bacteroidetes, few Lactobacilli &Bifidobacteria-> activation gut immune system-->inflammation; attempt to restore symbiosis
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Describe how the effects of NSAIDs, alcohol, cigarette smoke, and stress lead to the development of gastritis.
Decrease mucosal lining in stomach--> cells exposed to acid--> cell damage--> inflammation
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List recommended lifestyle approaches for people with IBS.
Primary acinar cell injury = Increased calcium flux ---> activation of trypsinogen by trypsin and generation of free radicals --> Acinar injury
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Describe the MOA of loperamide and bismuth compounds.
Loperamide: binds peripheral mu in enteric NS--> slow colonic transit (no BBB); Bismuth: salicylate inhibits intestinal prostaglandin and Cl- secretion
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What are the most common causative agents of traveler's diarrhea?
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), Campylobacter jejuni, Shigella spp., Salmonella spp., other E. coli strains