Definition of Irritable bowel syndrome

1. Noun. Recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress.


Definition of Irritable bowel syndrome

1. Noun. (pathology) A functional disorder causing the nerves and muscles of the large intestine to be oversensitive, leading to symptoms such as cramp, bloating, flatulence, diarrhoea and constipation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Irritable bowel syndrome

1. A functional bowel disorder characterised by recurrent crampy abdominal pain and diarrhoea. Invasive gastrointestinal diagnostics are often unrevealing. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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Literary usage of Irritable bowel syndrome

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Treating the Lifetime Health Effects of Childhood Victimizationby Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett by Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett (2003)
"Repetitive sigmoid stimulation induces rectal hyperalgesia in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Gastroenterology, 112, 55—63. Murberg, TA, Bru, E., ..."

2. Digestive Diseases of the U. S.: Epidemiology and Impact edited by James E. Everhart (1994)
"In ICD-9, mucous colitis is specifically excluded from 305.5 and listed under 564.1, "irritable bowel syndrome." Table 1 also includes other ICD rubrics for ..."

3. The Status of Efforts to Identify Persian Gulf War Syndrome edited by Christopher Shays (1999)
"... such as migraine headaches and irritable bowel syndrome, that form one large spectrum of illness, with common demographics, inciting factors, ..."

4. Nutrient Composition of Rations for Short-term, High-intensity Combat Operations by Fnb, Institute of Medicine (U. S.), High-stress Situations, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (2005)
"... to the consumption of bacteria-contaminated food, viral infection, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, or colonie tumors (Schiller, 2004). ..."

5. Treating the Lifetime Health Effects of Childhood Victimizationby Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett by Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett (2003)
"Repetitive sigmoid stimulation induces rectal hyperalgesia in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Gastroenterology, 112, 55—63. Murberg, TA, Bru, E., ..."

6. Digestive Diseases of the U. S.: Epidemiology and Impact edited by James E. Everhart (1994)
"In ICD-9, mucous colitis is specifically excluded from 305.5 and listed under 564.1, "irritable bowel syndrome." Table 1 also includes other ICD rubrics for ..."

7. The Status of Efforts to Identify Persian Gulf War Syndrome edited by Christopher Shays (1999)
"... such as migraine headaches and irritable bowel syndrome, that form one large spectrum of illness, with common demographics, inciting factors, ..."

8. Nutrient Composition of Rations for Short-term, High-intensity Combat Operations by Fnb, Institute of Medicine (U. S.), High-stress Situations, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (2005)
"... to the consumption of bacteria-contaminated food, viral infection, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, or colonie tumors (Schiller, 2004). ..."

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