Influence of the requirement for abdominal pain in the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) under the Rome IV criteria using data from a large Japanese population-based internet survey
Rome III was revised to Rome IV in May 2016. One important change in the Rome IV criteria is that abdominal pain must be present for a diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Under Rome III, in contrast, ...
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Masanori Kosako, Hiraku Akiho, Hiroto Miwa, Motoyori Kanazawa and Shin Fukudo Tags: Research Source Type: research