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"It's me bowels".

E R Beck

    British Journal of Hospital Medicine
    |August 1, 1984
    PubMed
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    Patients with severe gastrointestinal symptoms may have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Normal medical tests often contrast with patient distress, suggesting IBS as a likely diagnosis for chronic digestive issues.

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    Area of Science:

    • Gastroenterology
    • Psychosomatic Medicine

    Background:

    • Abnormal gastrointestinal symptoms can significantly impair patients' quality of life.
    • A frequent discrepancy exists between objective diagnostic findings and the severity of reported patient suffering.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the potential diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in patients with persistent, severe gastrointestinal complaints.
    • To highlight the diagnostic challenge posed by functional gastrointestinal disorders where investigations are often normal.

    Main Methods:

    • Clinical observation of patients presenting with chronic and severe gastrointestinal symptoms.
    • Correlation of patient-reported symptom severity with results from standard gastrointestinal investigations.

    Main Results:

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    • Investigations for gastrointestinal abnormalities frequently yield normal results in affected individuals.
    • The profound distress and life-domination by symptoms, despite normal findings, are characteristic indicators.

    Conclusions:

    • The constellation of severe gastrointestinal symptoms coupled with normal investigative results strongly suggests irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
    • IBS should be considered in the differential diagnosis for patients whose lives are consumed by digestive complaints without clear organic pathology.