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