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Rome criteria for irritable bowel syndrome

Criteria: 1) at least 3 months of continuous or recurrent abdominal pain or discomfort relieved by defecation 2) symptoms may be associated with a change in stool frequency or consistency 2 or more of the following - altered stool frequency - > 3 bowel movements/day or < 3 bowel movements/week - altered stool form: lumpy, hard or loose, watery - altered stool passage: - straining, urgency, feeling of incomplete evacuation - passage of mucus - bloating or feeling of abdominal distension

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irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

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References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 14, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2006