In IBS, non-GI issues are more powerful than symptoms in patients' health perceptions

(University at Buffalo) Social relationships, fatigue and other coexisting medical problems have a stronger effect on how patients with irritable bowel syndrome rate their overall health than the severity of their gastrointestinal symptoms, a University at Buffalo study has found.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news