title: [Irritable bowel syndrome: the present view of the problem].
abstract: The paper gives an update on irritable bowel syndrome and reveals problems in its classification, pathogenesis, clinical picture, and differential diagnosis. It presents principles in the treatment of patients in the context of evidence-based medicine and proposes a treatment algorithm for the major types of irritable bowel syndrome.
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Maev
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Cherëmushkin
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Sutugina
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Cherëmushkina
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D043183:Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology