Treatment progress of irritable bowel syndrome / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

Irritable bowel syndrome ( IBS ) is one of most common gastrointestinal dysfunction diseases in worldwide,it often causes recurrent abdominal pain,bowel habit change ( diarrhea or constipation) ,abnormal defecate character and so on. These symptoms occur recurrently and persistently,which seriously affects the patient's daily life. How to make a rational treatment plan for IBS patients is an urgent problem to be solved. This article reviews the recent advances in pathogenesis and treatment of IBS.