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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2016; 22(36): 8149-8160
Published online Sep 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i36.8149
Published online Sep 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i36.8149
Table 2 Future areas of interest on gastrointestinal disorders associated with migraine
| Unanswered questions and future directions |
| H. pylori |
| Ethnicity difference between H. pylori and migraine association |
| Effects of different eradication therapy schemes in migraine |
| Impact of routine screening for H. pylori infection in PWM |
| Intrinsic role for antibiotic or antacid treatment used for H. pylori eradication in migraine |
| Effect of triptans (5-HT1B and 5-HT1D receptor agonist) in PWM depending their H. pylori infection status |
| Irritable bowel syndrome |
| Role of gluten-, wheat- and FODMAP-free diets in migraine |
| Effect of “dysbiosis” over serum level of cytokines and neurotransmitters in migraine |
| Gastroparesis |
| Nature, causes and consequences of gastroparesis in migraine |
| Determination of gastroparesis occurrence during the ictally and interictally periods in migraine |
| Hepato-biliary disorders |
| Prevalence of hepato-biliary disorders in different populations |
| Role of CCKB (CCK-2) receptor antagonists in migraine |
| Role of CCKA (CCK-1) receptors agonist in the treatment of obesity and migraine |
| Effect of coffee consumption in migraine in patients with NAFLD |
| Celiac disease |
| Routine screening for migraine in patients with CD |
| Role of interferon-gamma and TNF-alpha in the apparition/progression of migraine in patients with CD |
| Microbiome |
| Effects of normal microbiota and dysbiosis in CRGP regulation and expression |
| Effects of normal microbiota and dysbiosis in the serotoninergic system and migraine |
| Role of fecal microbiota transplantation in migraine |
| Other GI disorders |
| Reflux symptoms in patients with migraine as cause of the disease itself or a side effect of antimigraine medications |
- Citation: Cámara-Lemarroy CR, Rodriguez-Gutierrez R, Monreal-Robles R, Marfil-Rivera A. Gastrointestinal disorders associated with migraine: A comprehensive review. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(36): 8149-8160
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i36/8149.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i36.8149