Irritable bowel syndrome: diagnosis and management

A Agrawal; P J Whorwell

doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7536.280

Irritable bowel syndrome: diagnosis and management

BMJ. 2006 Feb 4;332(7536):280-3. doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7536.280.

Authors

A Agrawal¹, P J Whorwell

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine and Gastroenterology, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester M23 9LT.

Abstract

Irritable bowel syndrome is often dismissed as just being a nuisance rather than anything more serious, but its symptoms can seriously diminish a patient's quality of life. When the disease is better understood and treatment is tailored to the individual patient, it can often be rewarding to manage

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Absenteeism
Humans
Irritable Bowel Syndrome* / diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome* / etiology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome* / therapy
Physical Examination / methods
Prognosis
Quality of Life
Recurrence
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / etiology
Stereotyping
Stress, Psychological