Dietary Supplements in Gastrointestinal Disorders

Dear Colleagues,

The use of dietary supplements in the treatment of gastrointestinal (GI) disorders is widespread and well-established. In many cases, patients may self-treat mild-to-moderate GI disorders with a supplement either in a traditional manner or as an over-the-counter commercial supplement. While such use may benefit patients, it is often without a formal diagnosis or evaluation of the underlying GI disorder by a healthcare provider, potentially disguising underlying serious pathologies and leading to drug interactions with prescribed or over-the-counter medicines. The wide range of traditional medicines as well as commercial supplements available to consumers and patients often have very limited research associated with their indicated uses and benefits, or regarding potential limitations and drug interactions. Given the high use rate of such supplements for GI disorders, we are seeking contributions to further our understanding of supplement use for either specific GI disorders or scientific summaries of supplements used for various GI disorders.

We are soliciting original papers, review articles, as well as case reports.

Prof. Dr. Oliver Grundmann
Dr. Saunjoo L. Yoon
Guest Editors

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