Abstract
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disorder that affects between 5 and 20 % of the Western world.
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El-Salhy, M., Hatlebakk, J.G., Hausken, T. (2015). Irritable Bowel Syndrome: What Is It?. In: Understanding and Controlling the Irritable Bowel. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15642-2_1
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