Influence of the requirement for abdominal pain in the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) under the Rome IV criteria using data from a large Japanese population-based internet survey

Influence of the requirement for abdominal pain in the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) under the Rome IV criteria using data from a large Japanese population-based internet survey

Abstract Background Rome III was revised to Rome IV in May 2016. One important change in the Rome IV criteria is that abdominal pain must be present for a diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Under Rome III, in contrast, patients with abdominal discomfort only could be diagnosed with IBS, bu...

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Main Authors: Masanori Kosako, Hiraku Akiho, Hiroto Miwa, Motoyori Kanazawa, Shin Fukudo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BioPsychoSocial Medicine
Subjects:
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Constipation
Rome III
Rome IV
Abdominal bloating
Stress
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13030-018-0137-9

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