Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Female Patients.
Gastroenterol Clin North Am
; 45(2): 179-204, 2016 06.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27261893
ABSTRACT
Irritable bowel syndrome is probably the most common functional gastrointestinal disorder and is characterized by abdominal pain along with altered bowel function. It is a disorder of female predominance. This article focuses on how being female influences the pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, and treatment of this common disorder and discusses the evidence and important controversies related to these areas.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Parasimpatolíticos
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Mujeres
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Dolor Abdominal
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Estreñimiento
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Síndrome del Colon Irritable
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Diarrea
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Dietoterapia
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Terapia por Ejercicio
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Laxativos
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Antidiarreicos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Año:
2016
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Article