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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING
Volume 113, Issue 7, Pages 42-52Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000431911.65473.35
Keywords
constipation; diarrhea; gastrointestinal; irritable bowel syndrome; symptom management
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- NINR NIH HHS [R01 NR013695, R01 NR010730] Funding Source: Medline
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), characterized by abdominal pain or discomfort associated with a change in bowel patterns, is one of the most common functional gastrointestinal disorders. Because no single drug effectively relieves all IBS symptoms, management relies on dietary and lifestyle modifications, as well as pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies. The authors review current approaches to treatment and discuss nursing implications.
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