Chapter 23 The Gastrointestinal Tract

Classic symptoms of IBS include chronic abdominal pain or discomfort, which can be severe, associated with chaotic bowel motility (Spiller, 2005). IBS sufferers tend to have a heightened visceral sensitivity and have either constipation dominant IBS (c-IBS), diarrhea dominate IBS (d-IBS) or mixed – diarrhea and constipation –IBS (cd-IBS). ................
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