A gastrointestinal disorder characterized by
Chronic and/or recurrent abdominal pain or discomfort and alteration in bowel habits
May be characterized as diarrhea-predominant or consti...
Rome IV criteria: recurrent abdominal pain >1 day/week, on average, in the previous 3 months with an onset >6 months before diagnosis
Abdominal pain and at least two of the follo...
Goals: Relieve symptoms, improve quality of life (2).
Determine if diarrhea-predominant, constipation-predominant, or mixed type.
Lifestyle modification
Exercise 3 to 5 times per week decreases...
IBS Se...
K58.9 Irritable bowel syndrome without diarrhea
K58.0 Irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea
564.1 Irritable bowel syndrome
10743008 Irritable bowel syndrome (disorder)
197125005 Irri...
Use Rome III criteria to establish the diagnosis of IBS.
Goals of treatment are to relieve symptoms and improve quality of life.
If patients do not respond to initial treatment, consider...
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