IBS Is Common Among Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain

In: Journal watch · 2004 · vol. 2004 · doi:10.1056/jw200409240000002 · W2598546590
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This study investigated the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome among women experiencing chronic pelvic pain, finding it to be a common comorbidity.

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Chronic pelvic pain (of ≥6 months' duration) affects as many as one third of all women, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), defined by criteria that include abdominal pain and altered stool characteristics, affects 10% to 20% of all adults. Researchers at a pelvic-pain …

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