THE AT-HOME IBS TEST
IBS Diagnostics
With Dr. Mark Pimentel
Table of Contents
What is IBS-Smart? | How Food Poisoning Leads to IBS | Biomarker and Blood Test Validation
Clinical Applications for Gastroenterologists | Clinical Applications for Primary Care Physicians
Selecting Patients and Patient Counseling | Understanding the Test Results | IBS and SIBO
About Dr. Mark Pimentel
What Is IBS-Smart and How Does It Diagnose IBS?
How Food Poisoning Leads to IBS
Biomarker and Blood Test Validation
Clinical Applications of
IBS-Smart for Gastroenterologists
Clinical Applications of IBS-Smart for Primary Care Physicians
Selecting Patients and Patient Counseling
Understanding the Test Results
Recommendations for Patients With Positive Test Results
IBS and SIBO
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Mark Pimentel, MD, is Professor of Medicine at Geffen School of Medicine and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.
Active in research, Dr. Pimentel has served as a principal investigator or co-investigator for numerous basic science, translational and clinical studies in such areas as IBS and the relationship between gut flora composition and human disease.
A few of Dr. Pimentel’s most significant accomplishments include:
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Discovered rifaximin as a treatment for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
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Developed the first blood test for IBS on the basis of IBS being derived from acute gastroenteritis.
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Described the association between IBS and bacterial overgrowth which forms the basis for microbiome therapies in this condition.
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Uncovered the methanogen (Methanobrevibacter smithii) as an agent for causing constipation in humans.
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Discovered the use of lovastatin as a microbiome treatment for constipation on the basis of inhibiting methane production by methanogens.