Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Functional Bowel)
Alternate Names : Functional Colitis, Functional Dyspepsia, Intestinal Neurosis, Irritable Colon, Laxative Colitis, Mucous Colitis, Nervous Indigestion, Pylorospasm, Spastic Colon
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Diagnosis & Tests
- Tests usually reveal no abnormalities.
- Not all patients require endoscopy, especially if symptoms begin early in life and have been stable. Patients who have irritable bowel symptoms beginning later in life usually require endoscopy.
- Patients over age 50 should be screened for colon cancer.
- Younger patients with persistent diarrhea may require endoscopy to rule out inflammatory bowel disease, which is an autoimmune disorder and is not the same as irritable bowel syndrome.
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