An Initial Attack of Urinary Stone Disease Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Developing New-Onset Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Nationwide Population-Based Study.

BACKGROUND:The neurotransmitter pathways in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and urinary stone attacks are both related to serotonin, and each disease may be influenced by viscero-visceral hyperalgesia. However, the relationship between urinary tract stone disease and IBS has never been addressed. We...

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Main Authors: Wei-Yuan Lei, Chih-Yu Chang, Jr-Hau Wu, Fei-Hung Lin, Cheng Hsu Chen, Chin-Fu Chang, Yan-Ren Lin, Han-Ping Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4919104?pdf=render