Response to Letter to the Editor: Severity Assessment Scores for Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Children: Are We There Yet?

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Jagadeesh Menon et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023.

. 2023 Aug 1;77(2):e50-e51.

doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003813. Epub 2023 Apr 25.

¹ From the Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India.

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Efficacy of Oral Psyllium in Pediatric Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Double-Blind Randomized Control Trial.
Menon J, Thapa BR, Kumari R, Puttaiah Kadyada S, Rana S, Lal SB. Menon J, et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 Jan 1;76(1):14-19. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003622. Epub 2022 Sep 22. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023. PMID: 36136861 Clinical Trial.
Efficacy of Oral Psyllium in Pediatric Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Double-Blind Randomized Control Trial.
van Tilburg MAL, Reed B, Benninga M, Chogle A, Chumpitazi BP, DiLorenzo C, Levy R, Nurko S, Rajindrajith S, Saps M, Shulman RJ, Staiano A, Thapar N, Velasco Benitez CA, Vlieger A. van Tilburg MAL, et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 Aug 1;77(2):e49-e50. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003814. Epub 2023 Apr 25. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023. PMID: 37098052 No abstract available.

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