• Gastroenterol. Clin. North Am. · Jun 2016

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    Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Female Patients.

    • Lucinda A Harris, Sarah B Umar, Noemi Baffy, and Margaret M Heitkemper.
    • Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, 13400 East Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA. Electronic address: Harris.Lucinda@mayo.edu.
    • Gastroenterol. Clin. North Am. 2016 Jun 1; 45 (2): 179-204.

    AbstractIrritable 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.Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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