Summary Background Current subgrouping of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is exclusively
based on stool consistency without considering other relevant gastrointestinal (GI) …

Background Conventionally, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is subgrouped using
predominant stool form, yet it is a complex disorder, with multiple biopsychosocial …

Abstract Background and Aim Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is traditionally divided into
subtypes depending on the bowel habit abnormality, but there is little clarity in the literature …

Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a heterogeneous condition which is
diagnosed according to specific bowel symptom clusters. The aim of the present study was …

Background and Aims Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a pain disorder classified by bowel
habits, disregarding other factors that may influence the clinical course. The aim of this study …

Background & Aims Current classification systems based on bowel habit fail to capture the
multidimensional nature of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). We previously derived and …

Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2010; 32: 670–680 Summary Background The irritable bowel
syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder, but information on its natural history is limited. Aim To …

BACKGROUND: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a complex functional gastrointestinal
disorder which to date remains poorly understood. Therapies for irritable bowel syndrome …

Background Disturbed bowel habit, diarrhoea or constipation is a key manifestation of
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In some patients, diarrhoea and constipation alternate …

Objectives The newly revised Rome criteria for the definition of irritable bowel syndrome
(IBS), derived from the consensus of experts in the field, were developed in order to identify …