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Real-Time Symptom Tracking Tool Shows Promise for Personalized IBS Care
This large, multicenter psychometric validation study assessed the reliability and validity of an experience sampling method-based patient-reported outcome measure (ESM-PROM)...

Key Motility and Psychological Differences Between IBS-C and Functional Constipation
This study examined 230 patients diagnosed with functional constipation (FC) or constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C) using colonic transit tests...

Optimizing IBS-C Management: The Role of Diet and Microbiota Modulation
This literature review examined the relationship between diet and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C). It emphasized the role of...

Study Highlights Mental and Physical Health as Key Drivers of Life Satisfaction in Patients With IBS
This study, using data from the Maastricht Irritable Bowel Syndrome (MIBS) cohort, aimed to explore life satisfaction in patients with...

Multimodal Approaches Essential for Managing Abdominal Pain in IBS-C
Chronic constipation, including functional constipation (FC) and constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C), is common and significantly affects quality of life....

Real-Time Symptom Tracking in IBS: Validation of an Electronic Experience Sampling Tool
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is typically monitored using retrospective symptom assessments, which are prone to recall and ecological biases, often...