Adequate relief in IBS treatment trials: corrections to errors stated by Whitehead et al

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Allen W Mangel et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Dec.

. 2006 Dec;101(12):2884-5; author reply 2885-7.

doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00867_1.x.

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Reports of "satisfactory relief" by IBS patients receiving usual medical care are confounded by baseline symptom severity and do not accurately reflect symptom improvement.
Whitehead WE, Palsson OS, Levy RL, Feld AD, VonKorff M, Turner M. Whitehead WE, et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 May;101(5):1057-65. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00535.x. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006. PMID: 16573774
Measuring successful treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: is "satisfactory relief " enough?
Schoenfeld P, Talley NJ. Schoenfeld P, et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 May;101(5):1066-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00519.x. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006. PMID: 16696786