Characterization of symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome with mixed bowel habit pattern

• Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 36 - 45
• Main Authors: Su, A. M., Shih, W., Presson, A. P., Chang, L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2014
• Subjects: abdominal pain; Abdominal Pain - diagnosis; Abdominal Pain - physiopathology; Adult; Constipation; Constipation - diagnosis; Constipation - physiopathology; Defecation - physiology; diarrhea; Diarrhea - diagnosis; Diarrhea - physiopathology; Female; Habits; Humans; irritable bowel syndrome; Irritable Bowel Syndrome - diagnosis; Irritable Bowel Syndrome - physiopathology; Male; Middle Aged; mixed bowel habits; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult; constipation; abdominal pain; mixed bowel habits; irritable bowel syndrome; diarrhea

Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with mixed bowel habits (IBS‐M) is a heterogeneous subtype with varying symptoms of constipation and diarrhea, and has not been well characterized. We aimed to characterize gastrointestinal (GI) and non‐GI symptoms in IBS‐M patients from a US patient populat...