Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Female Patients

Lucinda A. Harris; Sarah B. Umar; Noemi Baffy; Margaret M. Heitkemper

doi:10.1016/j.gtc.2016.02.001

Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Female Patients

Lucinda A. Harris, Sarah B. Umar, Noemi Baffy, Margaret M. Heitkemper

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Abstract

Irritable bowel syndrome is probably the most common functional gastrointestinal disorder and is characterized by abdominal pain along with altered bowel function. It is a disorder of female predominance. This article focuses on how being female influences the pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, and treatment of this common disorder and discusses the evidence and important controversies related to these areas.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	179-204
Number of pages	26
Journal	Gastroenterology Clinics of North America
Volume	45
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gtc.2016.02.001
State	Published - Jun 1 2016

Keywords

Constipation
Diarrhea
Diet
Female gender
Irritable bowel syndrome
Treatment

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Gastroenterology

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