Abstract:Disorders of augmented visceral perception include functional (or nonulcer) dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Enhancement of luminal perception can result from alterations in normal elastic gut wall properties or exaggerated responsiveness of visceral sensory nerve pathways. Standard therapies for functional dyspepsia are effective in subsets of patients and may act in part by compensating for gastric hypersensitivity (as with acid-suppressing drugs) or by enhancing gastric compliance (as with some… Show more
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