High prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome-type symptoms in microscopic colitis: implications for treatment

Background: Patients with microscopic colitis (MC) often present with abdominal pain and diarrhoea, and previous data suggest that there may be overlap between MC and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). We evaluated the prevalence of IBS-type symptoms in patients with MC, and assess the impact of these...

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Main Authors: John S. Kane, Andrew J. Irvine, Yannick Derwa, Olorunda Rotimi, Alexander C. Ford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-06-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756284818783600