Irritable bowel syndrome

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Contents 1 Used for 2 See for 3 Broader Terms 4 Related Terms 5 Scope Note 6 Facts

Used for

IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), mucous colitis, mucous colon

See for

IBS, painful functional bowel disorder

Broader Terms

colon disorder, syndrome

Related Terms

psychosomatic disorder

Scope Note

chronic noninflammatory disease characterized by abdominal pain, altered bowel habits consisting of diarrhea or constipation or both, and no detectable pathologic change; a variant form is characterized by painless diarrhea; it is a common disorder with a psychophysiologic basis; called also spastic or irritable colon.

Facts

• Sometimes irritable bowel syndrome is referred to as spastic colon, mucous colitis, spastic colitis, nervous stomach, or irritable colon.
• IBS is a chronic condition characterized by abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea and constipation.
• IBS can be defined as functional bowel disorder which primarily affects gastrointestinal motility.
• IBS is not an inflammatory bowel disease

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