Risk of inflammatory bowel disease following a diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome

Risk of inflammatory bowel disease following a diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) symptoms often overlap. In some IBS cases there are subtle inflammatory changes similar to the immune-mediated pathophysiology of IBD, and the risk of both increases...

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Main Authors: Porter Chad K, Cash Brooks D, Pimentel Mark, Akinseye Akintunde, Riddle Mark S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Inflammatory bowel disease
Irritable bowel syndrome
Infectious gastroenteritis
Crohn’s disease
Ulcerative colitis
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/12/55

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