UPDATES ON MANAGEMENT OF IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
UPDATES ON MANAGEMENT OF IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
UPDATES ON MANAGEMENT OF IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
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Impact• Personal impact Poorer quality of life ~ 1/3 experience extremely or severe abdominal pain >2/3 miss 1 activity per week > 50% substantial impact on social activities 52% negatively affected their sex life or physicalrelationshipsThe Burden of Illness of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: CurrentChallenges and Hope for the Future www.amcp.org 2004