1. Volume 134, Issue 7, Pages 1882-1889 (June 2008)
Bloating and Distention in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: The Role of Visceral Sensation 
Anurag Agrawal, Lesley A. Houghton, Richard Lea, Julie Morris, Brian Reilly, Peter J. Whorwell 
Gastroenterology 
Volume 134, Issue 7, Pages (June 2008)
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2. Figure 1
Comparison of first sensation, desire to defecate, and pain thresholds between nondistenders (B) and distenders (B + D) in IBS patients overall (IBS-All), IBS patients with constipation (IBS-C), and IBS patients with diarrhea (IBS-D). Data expressed as mean and 95% confidence interval. *P < .01 compared with panel B+D; †P < .05 compared with panel B+D; §P < .1 compared with panel B+D.
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3. Figure 2
Comparison of diurnal change in girth (distention) between hypersensitive, normosensitive, and hyposensitive patients in IBS patients overall (IBS-all), IBS patients with constipation (IBS-C), and IBS patients with diarrhea (IBS-D). Data expressed as mean and 95% confidence interval. *P < .001 compared with hypersensitive; †P < .01 compared with hypersensitive; §P < .1 compared with normosensitive.
Gastroenterology  , DOI: ( /j.gastro )
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