Pathophysiology of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Rome III Criteria: Irritable Bowel Syndrome
A Renaissance in Understanding Causes of IBS
IBS-C Mimics Evacuation Disorder
Peripheral Mechanism: Altered Colonic Motility
Abnormal Transit in Diarrhea and in Constipation
Bile Acids in IBS-C and IBS-D
Peripheral Mechanism: Small Bowel and Colonic Sensing and Response
Peripheral Mechanism: Small Bowel Mucosal Permeability
Layers of Protection: Intestinal Mucosa
Peripheral Mechanism: Colonic Mucosal Permeability
Peripheral Mechanism: Mucosal Immune Activation
Peripheral Mechanism: Colonic Microbiome
Current Treatment Is Guided by Symptom-Based Diagnostic Criteria
IBS Symptoms: Mechanisms and Diagnosis
Actions of Treatments Based on Pathophysiology
Diagnostic Implications
Future Research
Future Research (cont)
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References
References (cont)