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The role of abuse in the development of irritable bowel syndrome: a comparative study
Health SA Gesondheid | Vol 8, No 4 | a147 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v8i4.147
| © 2003 G Eileen Rossouw, Anita D Stuart, H Gertie Pretorius
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 05 November 2003 | Published: 05 November 2003
Submitted: 05 November 2003 | Published: 05 November 2003
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G Eileen Rossouw, Rand Afrikaans University, South AfricaAnita D Stuart, Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa
H Gertie Pretorius, Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is defined as a chronic relapsing functional bowel disorder of unknown causes which is characterised by attacks of abdominal pain and change of bowel habit resulting in diarrhoea or constipation or both.
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Prikkelbare Dermsindroom (PDS) word gedefinieer as ’n chroniese, herhalende, funksionele ingewandsversteuring wat gekenmerk word deur aanvalle van buikpyn en ‘n verandering in ingewandsgewoontes, wat diarree of hardlywigheid, of beide, tot gevolg het.
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Opsomming
Prikkelbare Dermsindroom (PDS) word gedefinieer as ’n chroniese, herhalende, funksionele ingewandsversteuring wat gekenmerk word deur aanvalle van buikpyn en ‘n verandering in ingewandsgewoontes, wat diarree of hardlywigheid, of beide, tot gevolg het.
*Please note: This is a reduced version of the abstract. Please refer to PDF for full text.
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