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ArticleJournal of neurogastroenterology and motility2014

Effects of Chili Treatment on Gastrointestinal and Rectal Sensation in Diarrhea-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized, Double-blinded, Crossover Study.

Satimai Aniwan, Sutep Gonlachanvit

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Article in Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Satimai AniwanGastrointestinal Motility Research Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Sutep GonlachanvitGastrointestinal Motility Research Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Chulalongkorn University · TH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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aimsWhether, chronic chili ingestion can desensitize transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 receptors in gastrointestinal (GI) tract leading to decrease GI symptoms and sensation in diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) patients has not been well explored. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of 6-week chili treatment on postprandial GI symptoms and rectal sensation in response to balloon distention in IBS-D patients.

methodsSixteen IBS-D patients received placebo or chili capsules before meals 3 times/day for 6 weeks in a randomized, double-blinded, crossover fashion with 4-week washout period. Postprandial GI symptoms were evaluated. All patients underwent a rectal barostat study to evaluate rectal sensory threshold at the end of each treatment.

resultsThe maximum postprandial abdominal burning scores were similar between both treatments at baseline (1.4 [0.0-2.0] vs. 1.1 [0.0-2.8], P > 0.05) but were significantly decreased after chili (0.0 [0.0-0.5] vs. 0.3 [0.0-1.6], P < 0.05) at the end of treatment. The chili treatment significantly increased sensory threshold for the first rectal sensation (median [interquartile range]:16 [12-16] mmHg vs. 8 [8-16] mmHg, P < 0.05) however, there was no significant effect on rectal compliance (7.3 ± 1.0 vs. 7.1 ± 1.8 mL/mmHg). Other postprandial GI symptoms did not vary significantly between both treatments at baseline and the end of treatment.

conclusionsIn IBS-D patients, 6-week chili ingestion significantly decreased postprandial abdominal burning and increased the rectal sensory threshold. These findings suggest a desensitization effect of chili ingestion on transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 receptors in the proximal gut and rectum.

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Capsaicin, Gastrointestinal tract, Irritable bowel syndrome, Sensation

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PMID24867591
PMCPMC4102147
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