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  • Title: The challenge of irritable bowel syndrome.
    Author: Bonis PA, Norton RA.
    Journal: Am Fam Physician; 1996 Mar; 53(4):1229-36. PubMed ID: 8629568.
    Abstract:
    Irritable bowel syndrome is a common disorder with symptom complexes that can include diarrhea, constipation, pain and bloating. After other disorders have been excluded, treatment should be directed at the predominant symptoms and gauged to their severity. A careful balance between a thoughtful investigation and the expense and dangers of overtesting must always be considered. Most patients continue to have persistent symptoms several years after the original diagnosis.
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