Understanding Gut Sensations: Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Diagnostic Fluidity in Danish Clinical Practice.
Med Anthropol
; 43(2): 174-187, 2024 02 17.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37682635
ABSTRACT
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a prevalent health challenge in a Danish welfare context. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork at two Danish gastroenterology clinics, and inspired by Charles E. Rosenberg's idea of styles of explaining widespread diseases, we outline three styles of understanding and treating gut trouble in daily clinical work "The microbial gut," "the mindful gut," and "the lifestyled gut." Moreover, we suggest the concept of fluidity to characterize IBS as a diagnostic category that allows clinicians and patients to operate through complex understandings of permeable boundaries between body, mind, and environment to negotiate personalized solutions for embodied gut sensations.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Med Anthropol
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Denmark