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Ondansetron and irritable bowel syndrome
  1. Pavit Luthra1,
  2. Alexander C Ford1,2
  1. 1Leeds Gastroenterology Institute, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
  2. 2Leeds Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
  1. Correspondence to Alexander C Ford, Leeds Gastroenterology Institute, Room 125, 4th Floor, Bexley Wing, St. James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK; alexf12399{at}yahoo.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2014-307551

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    We read the paper by Garsed et al,1 which revives interest in 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) receptor antagonists as treatment for diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D). As a highly prevalent functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder,2 without a known organic pathology to target, IBS continues to be challenging to treat. Interest in agents acting on 5-HT receptors selectively is not novel, with alosetron, the most well-studied 5-HT3 antagonist, demonstrating efficacy in treating IBS-D.3 However, cases of severe constipation and ischaemic colitis led to the withdrawal of the drug. Ondansetron first demonstrated effects on GI transit over …

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