Phenotyping of subjects for large scale studies on patients with IBS

• Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility Vol. 28; no. 8; pp. 1134 - 1147
• Main Authors: Boeckxstaens, G. E., Drug, V., Dumitrascu, D., Farmer, A. D., Hammer, J., Hausken, T., Niesler, B., Pohl, D., Pojskic, L., Polster, A., Simren, M., Goebel‐Stengel, M., Van Oudenhove, L., Vassallo, M., Wensaas, K.‐A., Aziz, Q., Houghton, L. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.08.2016
• Subjects: Excretory system; functional gastrointestinal disorders; Gastroenterologi och hepatologi; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Humans; Irritable bowel syndrome; Irritable Bowel Syndrome - diagnosis; Irritable Bowel Syndrome - physiopathology; Nursing; Omvårdnad; Patient Selection; Phenotype; phenotyping; Quality of Life; Research Subjects; irritable bowel syndrome; phenotyping; functional gastrointestinal disorders

Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a complex condition with multiple factors contributing to its aetiology and pathophysiology. Aetiologically these include genetics, life‐time events and environment, and physiologically, changes in motility, central processing, visceral sensitivity, immun...