The American journal of gastroenterology
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Am. J. Gastroenterol. · Dec 2006
Sensitivity disturbances in patients with irritable bowel syndrome and fibromyalgia.
Although visceral hypersensitivity is a common feature among patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), studies on somatic sensitivity have given controversial results. ⋯ Our observations seem to indicate that, although sharing a common hypersensitivity background, multiple mechanisms may modulate perceptual somatic and visceral responses in patients with IBS and FM.