A gastrointestinal disorder characterized by: chronic and recurrent abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating, distension, and alteration in bowel habits in the absence of an organic caus...
Rome IV criteria: 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 following:
Impro...
Goals: Relieve symptoms, improve quality of life (4). Therapy should be aimed at specific subtype of IBS.
Lifestyle modification
Exercise 3 to 5 times per week decreases severity (4).
Food di...
K58.9 Irritable bowel syndrome without diarrhea
K58.0 Irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea
K58 Irritable bowel syndrome
K58.1 Irritable bowel syndrome with constipation
K58.2 Mixed irritable ...
Use Rome IV 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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<bold>FIGURE 38-1.</bold> In irritable bowel syndrome ( IBS) , the spastic contractions of the bowel can be seen on x-ray contrast studies.
<bold>FIGURE 38-1.</bold> In irritable bowel syndrome ( IBS) , the spastic contractions of the bowel can be seen on x-ray cont...