Guidelines on the management of abnormal liver blood tests
These updated guidelines on the management of abnormal liver blood tests have been commissioned by the Clinical Services and Standards Committee (CSSC) of the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) under the auspices of the liver section of the BSG. The original guidelines, which this document supersedes, were written in 2000 and have undergone extensive revision by members of the ...
What defines a healthy gut microbiome? | Gut
A wider perspective on gut health considers the absence of digestive complaints as a key indicator. Symptoms like bloating, gas, irregular bowel movements and discomfort may not always be linked to a specific disorder but can indicate suboptimal gut health ().Therefore, a healthy gut, by this definition, is not only ‘free from diagnosed diseases’ but …
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Gut microbiome and health: mechanistic insights | Gut
The gut microbiota is now considered as one of the key elements contributing to the regulation of host health. Virtually all our body sites are colonised by microbes suggesting different types of crosstalk with our organs. Because of the development of molecular tools and techniques (ie, metagenomic, metabolomic, lipidomic, metatranscriptomic), the …
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British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines on the management …
Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a common disorder of gut–brain interaction, affecting approximately 7% of individuals in the community, with most patients managed in primary care. The last British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) guideline for the management of dyspepsia was published in 1996. In the interim, substantial advances have been made in understanding the complex pathophysiology of ...
Guidelines on the management of ascites in cirrhosis | Gut
The British Society of Gastroenterology in collaboration with British Association for the Study of the Liver has prepared this document. The aim of this guideline is to review and summarise the evidence that guides clinical diagnosis and management of ascites in patients with cirrhosis. Substantial advances have been made in this area since the …
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Endoscopy in patients on antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy: …
This is a collaboration between the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE), and is a scheduled update of their 2016 guideline on endoscopy in patients on antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy. The guideline development committee included representatives from the British Society of Haematology, the British Cardiovascular ...
Targeting hepatic stellate cells to combat liver fibrosis: where ... - Gut
Liver fibrosis is characterised by the excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) in response to chronic and sustained liver damage, triggering a prolonged wound healing response. The accumulation of ECM proteins disrupts the normal hepatic architecture, resulting in the development of fibrotic scars and nodules of regenerated hepatocytes, ultimately progressing to cirrhosis. While the ...