title: "It's me bowels".
abstract: Abnormal gastrointestinal symptoms are an obsession with some patients and come to dominate their lives. The normality of the investigations frequently contrasts sharply with the misery they proclaim, and suggests they may be suffering from the irritable bowel syndrome.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003109:Colonic Diseases, Functional / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis