Commonly used biomarkers do not contribute to diagnosing irritable bowel syndrome

Conclusion In our real-life cohort of adult patients under the age of 50 years fulfilling the Rome criteria for IBS without red flag symptoms, standardized blood, and fecal investigations have a very low diagnostic yield accompanied by high additional costs. Colonoscopy is not indicated in patients with Rome III positive IBS and normal FCP.
Source: European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Original articles: Gastroenterology Source Type: research