… Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is associated with diverse pathophysiologic mechanisms.
These mechanisms include increased abnormal colonic motility or transit, intestinal or …

… literature on the diagnosis and management of irritable bowel syndrome, with attention to …
to successful therapeutic outcomes in the majority of patients with irritable bowel syndrome. …

… inflammatory bowel disease and one in seven believed that IBS could lead to cancer.15
There are also issues with doctors’ perceptions of IBS; the majority of GPs in one study believed …

… We suggest that fecal calprotectin be checked in patients with suspected IBS and diarrhea
symptoms to rule out inflammatory bowel disease. We recommend a limited trial of a low …

… and bloating in association with altered bowel habits. The pathophysiology of irritable bowel
syndrome is multifactorial involving disturbances of the brain–gut axis. The pathophysiology …

… in irritable bowel syndrome patients. World J Gastroenterol. 2009;15(23):2887–2892. …
An evidence-based position statement on the management of irritable bowel syndrome. Am …

… It is evident that despite three decades of intense investigation into the pathophysiology of
IBS, the management options remain largely unchanged. Even the apparent growth area of …

… Irritable bowel syndrome is the most common functional disorder of the gastrointestinal tract
… Despite patients' worries about the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, it is a benign …

… benefit of single therapy options and groups of therapies in the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)…
in the management of irritable bowel syndrome. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2006;24:769–780 …

… ) and prevalence of IBS compared to other FBDs, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Moreover, the costs of IBS in the United States have significantly increased during recent …