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    • Abdominal distension after eating lettuce: the role of intestinal gas evaluated in vitro and by abdominal CT imaging 

      Barba, Elisabeth; Sánchez García, Borja; Burri, Emanuel; Accarino Garaventa, Anna María; Monclús Lahoya, Eva; Navazo Álvaro, Isabel; Guarner Aguilar, Francisco; Margolles Barros, Abelardo; Azpiroz Vidaur, Fernando (John Wiley and Sons Ltd., 2019-08-11)
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      Background: Some patients complain that eating lettuce, gives them gas and abdominal distention. Our aim was to determine to what extent the patients' assertion is sustained by evidence. Methods: An in vitro study measured ...
    • Abdominothoracic mechanisms of functional abdominal distension and correction by biofeedback 

      Barba, Elizabeth; Burri, Emanuel; Accarino Garaventa, Anna María; Cisternas, Daniel; Quiroga, Sergi; Monclús Lahoya, Eva; Navazo Álvaro, Isabel; Malagelada Benapres, Juan Ramon; Azpiroz Vidaur, Fernando (2015-04-01)
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      BACKGROUND & AIMS: In patients with functional gut disorders, abdominal distension has been associated with descent of the diaphragm and protrusion of the anterior abdominal wall. We investigated mechanisms of abdominal ...
    • Colonic content in health and its relation to functional gut symptoms 

      Bendezú García, Álvaro; Barba, Elisabeth; Burri, Emanuel; Cisternas, Daniel; Accarino Garaventa, Anna María; Quiroga, Sergi; Monclús Lahoya, Eva; Navazo Álvaro, Isabel; Malagelada Benapres, Juan Ramon; Azpiroz Vidaur, Fernando (2016-02-12)
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      Gut content may be determinant in the generation of digestive symptoms, particularly in patients with impaired gut function and hypersensitivity. Since the relation of intraluminal gas to symptoms is only partial, we ...
    • Colonic content: effect of diet, meals, and defecation 

      Bendezú García, Álvaro; Mego, Marianela; Monclús Lahoya, Eva; Merino, Xavi; Accarino Garaventa, Anna María; Malagelada Benapres, Juan Ramon; Navazo Álvaro, Isabel; Azpiroz Vidaur, Fernando (2017-01-29)
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      The metabolic activity of colonic microbiota is influenced by diet; however, the relationship between metabolism and colonic content is not known. Our aim was to determine the effect of meals, defecation, and diet on colonic ...
    • Contenido colónico fisiológico medido por resonancia magnética 

      Bendezú, Álvaro; Merino, Xavi; Accarino Garaventa, Anna María; Monclús Lahoya, Eva; Navazo Álvaro, Isabel; Azpiroz Vidaur, Fernando (2014-03)
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    • Intestinal gas content and distribution in health and in patients with functional gut symptoms 

      Bendezú, Álvaro; Barba, Elisabeth; Burri, Emanuel; Cisternas, Daniel; Malagelada Prats, Carolina; Segui, Santi; Accarino Garaventa, Anna María; Quiroga, Sergi; Monclús Lahoya, Eva; Navazo Álvaro, Isabel; Malagelada Benapres, Juan Ramon; Azpiroz Vidaur, Fernando (2015-09)
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      Background: The precise relation of intestinal gas to symptoms, particularly abdominal bloating and distension remains incompletely elucidated. Our aim was to define the normal values of intestinal gas volume and distribution ...