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In the past the irritable bowel syndrome has been called by a variety of names including mucous colitis, spastic colon, colonic dysfunction and the splenic and hepatic flexure syndromes.
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© 1985 M. Lancaster-Smith and C. Chapman
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Lancaster-Smith, M., Chapman, C. (1985). The Irritable Bowel Syndrome. In: Gastroenterology. Management of Common Diseases in Family Practice. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7781-8_13
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