 Irritable Bowel Syndrome
"Irritable Bowel Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A disorder with chronic or recurrent colonic symptoms without a clearcut etiology. This condition is characterized by chronic or recurrent ABDOMINAL PAIN, bloating, MUCUS in FECES, and an erratic disturbance of DEFECATION.
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D043183
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.469.158.272.608
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| Concept/Terms |
Irritable Bowel Syndrome- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Irritable Bowel Syndromes
- Syndrome, Irritable Bowel
- Syndromes, Irritable Bowel
- Colon, Irritable
- Irritable Colon
- Colitis, Mucous
- Colitides, Mucous
- Mucous Colitides
- Mucous Colitis
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Irritable Bowel Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Sethi S, Garey KW, Arora V, Ghantoji S, Rowan P, Smolensky M, DuPont HL. Increased rate of irritable bowel syndrome and functional gastrointestinal disorders after Clostridium difficile infection. J Hosp Infect. 2011 Feb; 77(2):172-3.
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Johnson MW, Dewar DH, Ciclitira P, Forbes A, Nicholls RJ, Bjarnason I. Use of fecal lactoferrin to diagnose irritable pouch syndrome: a word of caution. Gastroenterology. 2004 Nov; 127(5):1647-8; author reply 1648.
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