Irritable bowel syndrome. Definitions and epidemiology.
Irritable bowel syndrome affects up to 20% of the population, is more common in females and is one of the commonest disorders dealt with by gastroenterologists. It is now recognised that the disorder is not confined to the colon and can give rise to a wide variety of different symptoms.
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D003109:Colonic Diseases, Functional / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male