Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is best defined as a functional disorder, characterised by abdominal pain or discomfort and associated with abnormal defaecation. It is extremely common, with a worldwide prevalence of 10 - 15%.IBS is more common in women than in men and typically presents in ...
Nature Reviews Disease Primers volume 2, Article number: 16014 (2016) Cite this article 56k Accesses 535 Altmetric Metrics details Abstract Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disease with a high population prevalence. The disorder can be debilitating in some patients, ...
Patients with different irritable bowel symptoms and normal subjects were compared to determine whether subtypes of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) could be distinguished on the basis of colonic motility or psychological test scores. A provocative test involving stepwise distension of the rectosigmoid area...
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most prevalent disorder of brain-gut interactions that affects between 5 and 10% of the general population worldwide. The current symptom criteria restrict the diagnosis to recurrent abdominal pain associated with altered bowel habits, but the majority of patient...
Irritable bowel syndrome is a common disorder greatly influenced by emotional factors. In this article, Dr Steinhart describes the typical clinical presentation and the medical workup needed to make the diagnosis. Of particular interest are his comments on the relationship of stress, panic disorder, ...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Medically reviewedby Drugs.com. Last updated on Dec 2, 2024. Discharge Drugs Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a condition that prevents food from moving through your intestines normally. The food may move through too slowly or too quickly. This causes abdominal pain, bl...
The article focuses on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in women. IBS is easily identified as a condition gender specific to women. Whereas it is rare to gain an effective drug treatment for relief of symptoms for a nonfatal condition, it is still more rare for a drug therapy to be gender...
Irritable bowel syndromedoi:10.1016/j.mpmed.2011.01.006abdominalpainconstipationmotilitystressvisceralhypersensitivityIrritable bowel syndrome is a common gastroenterological disorder characterized by abdominal pain, diarrhoea or constipation and bloating. The exact pathophysiology remains unknown but possible ...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Uploaded by mumsa1 on Nov 30, 2011 IBS is a chronic digestive system disorder which affects 10 20 per cent of the UK’s population. In this article: What is IBS? Diagnosis How Chemist Online can help
View article Updates in Internal Medicine David N Quinn MD, Sheryl A Pfeil MD, in Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, 2002 Irritable bowel syndrome can be characterized best as a biopsychosocial disorder in which three major mechanisms interact. These mechanisms are altered motility, a height...