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  2. Irritable bowel syndrome - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irritable_bowel_syndrome

    No specific laboratory or imaging tests can diagnose irritable bowel syndrome. Diagnosis should be based on symptoms, the exclusion of worrisome features, and the performance of specific investigations to rule out organic diseases that may present similar symptoms. [7] [68]

  3. Manning criteria - Wikipedia

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    The Manning criteria are a diagnostic algorithm used in the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The criteria consist of a list of questions the physician can ask the patient. [1] The answers are used in a process to produce a diagnostic decision regarding whether the patient can be considered to have IBS.

  4. SeHCAT - Wikipedia

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    These patients are frequently misdiagnosed as having the irritable bowel syndrome, as clinicians fail to recognize the condition, do not think of performing a SeHCAT test, or do not have it available. [11] There have been at least 18 studies of the use of SeHCAT testing in diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome patients.

  5. Bristol stool scale - Wikipedia

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    It was developed at the Bristol Royal Infirmary as a clinical assessment tool in 1997, [8] and is widely used as a research tool to evaluate the effectiveness of treatments for various diseases of the bowel, as well as a clinical communication aid; [9] [10] including being part of the diagnostic triad for irritable bowel syndrome. [11]

  6. Bile acid malabsorption - Wikipedia

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    Bile acid malabsorption is common in Crohn's disease but not always recognized. Most people with previous ileal resection and chronic diarrhea will have abnormal SeHCAT tests and can benefit from bile acid sequestrants. [4] People with primary bile acid diarrhea are frequently misdiagnosed as having irritable bowel syndrome. [17]

  7. Rome process - Wikipedia

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    The Rome criteria are achieved and finally issued through a consensual process, using the Delphi method (or Delphi technique). The Rome Foundation process is an international effort to create scientific data to help in the diagnosis and treatment of functional gastrointestinal disorders, also known as disorders of gut-brain interaction. [22]

  8. Obstructed defecation - Wikipedia

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    To qualify for this diagnosis, patients must meet the Rome diagnostic criteria for functional constipation or irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C). [31] Furthermore, 2 of the following 3 tests must show abnormal results: balloon expulsion test, anorectal manometry or anal surface electromyography, or imaging (e.g. defecography). [31]

  9. ALCAT test - Wikipedia

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    Researched conducted at Yale School of Medicine published in BMJ Open Gastroenterology in 2017 demonstrated improvement for those with irritable bowel syndrome [1] "These findings reject the null hypothesis and show that a diet guided by leucocyte activation testing results in demonstrable clinical improvement in IBS.

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