Analysis of autonomic function during natural defecation in patients with irritable bowel syndrome using real-time recording with a wearable device.
Rieko NakataFumio TanakaNoriaki SugawaraYuichi KojimaToshihisa TakeuchiMasatsugu ShibaKazuhide HiguchiYasuhiro FujiwaraPublished in: PloS one (2022)
In patients with IBS, sympathetic nerve activity was activated 2 min before defecation, which was correlated with abdominal symptoms and lower QOL.