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IIRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME: STRAIGHTEINING THE ROAD FROMTHE ROME CRITERIA

11 dicembre 2020 | Tubo Digerente

The identification of 4 symptoms more commons in patients with IBS: abdominal distension; pain relief with bowel action; more frequent stools with the onset of pain; looser stools with the onset of pain

The identification of actionable biomarkers related to the symptoms suggestive of functional gastrointestinal disorders have the potential to usher a change in practice from positive diagnosis of symptom complexes followed by empirical treatment to identification of the mechanisms causing the symptoms and targeted therapy.