Asian consensus on irritable bowel syndrome

• Main Authors: Gwee, Kok-Ann, Bak, Young-Tae, Ghoshal, U.C., Gonlachanvit, S., Lee, O.Y., Fock, K.M., Chua, A.S.B., Lu, Ching-Liang, Goh, Khean-Lee, Kositchaiwat, C., Makharia, G., Park, Hyo-Jin, Chang, Full-Young, Fukudo, S., Choi, Myung-Gyu, Bhatia, S., Ke, M., Hou, X., Hongo, M.
• Format: Article
• Published: Blackwell Publishing 2010
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/13118/

Background and Aims: Many of the ideas on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are derived from studies conducted in Western societies. Their relevance to Asian societies has not been critically examined. Our objectives were to bring to attention important data from Asian studies, articulate the experienc...