Treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: beyond fiber and antispasmodic agents
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic functional disorder of the gastrointestinal tract of unknown etiology. The diagnosis of IBS is made clinically, using symptom-based criteria such as the Manning or Rome criteria. Medical therapy for this condition has traditionally been directed towards sy...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2011-03-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1756283X10387203 |