- Title
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Creator
- Ford, Alexander C.; Lacy, Brian E.; Talley, Nicholas J.
- Relation
- New England Journal of Medicine Vol. 376, Issue 26, p. 2566-2578
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMra1607547
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- The irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic and sometimes disabling functional bowel disorder.1,2 Traditionally, this functional diagnostic label has been applied when no obvious structural or biochemical abnormalities are found, but emerging evidence suggests that distinct pathophysiological disturbances may account for the symptoms and that IBS is unlikely to be one disease or merely a psychiatric (somatosensory) disorder.2 The Rome IV criteria,1 derived from a consensus process by a multinational group of experts in functional gastrointestinal disorders, constitute the current standard for diagnosing IBS. According to these criteria, IBS is diagnosed on the basis of recurrent abdominal pain related to defecation or in association with a change in stool frequency or form (Table 1). Bloating is a common accompanying symptom. Symptoms must be chronic, occurring at least once per week, on average, in the previous 3 months, with a duration of at least 6 months.
- Subject
- irritable bowel syndrome; bowel disorders; symptoms; gastrointestinal conditions
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1396588
- Identifier
- uon:34075
- Identifier
- ISSN:0028-4793
- Language
- eng
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