Could cancer anti-sickness drug end the misery for IBS patients?

IBS
17 Dec 2018 00:15:00.000


Could a commonly-prescribed anti-sickness drug be the answer for the 1.3 million people in the UK who suffer the pain and misery of irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea (IBS-D)?

A nationwide clinical trial led by researchers at The University of Nottingham and funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) will assess the medication ondansetron, which is currently used by doctors to help cancer patients cope with the nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery.

The research will aim to establish whether a much lower dose of the drug could also be a successful treatment for the abdominal pain and urgent bowel movements typically experienced by IBS patients.

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More information is available from Professor Robin Spiller in the School of Medicine, University of Nottingham on +44 (0)115 823 1090, robin.spiller@nottingham.ac.uk

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