Giardiasis and post-infectious bowel syndrome

Abstract

Post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome — one of the most frequent conditions diagnosed in pediatric gastroenterological practice. According to numerous research parisitosis contributes to the chronology of gastrointestinal tract pathology. it is known that the infection Lamblia intestinalis can increase the risk of developing post-infectious IBS, changing species composition and diversity of the intestinal microbiota, modulating metabolism of the host, the nature of the immune response and adversely affecting the mucosal barrier and the motility of the digestive tract. Importantly, the prevalence of giardiasis in patients with symptoms of IBS and dyspepsia at the moment, it remains at a high level. Further research into the pathogenesis of Lamblia intestinalis infection in patients with IBS will be of great importance in medicine.