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Review
. 2006 Feb 4;332(7536):280-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7536.280.

Irritable bowel syndrome: diagnosis and management

A Agrawal  1 , P J Whorwell
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Review

Irritable bowel syndrome: diagnosis and management

A Agrawal et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Irritable bowel syndrome is often dismissed as just being a nuisance rather than anything more serious, but its symptoms can seriously diminish a patient's quality of life. When the disease is better understood and treatment is tailored to the individual patient, it can often be rewarding to manage

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