The clinical features of 150 consecutive @entity1 with @entity1744 are reported. All @entity1 were referred to a private practice. There was a marked female preponderance and a wide range of ages. @entity294 was predominant in 61,3%. The common symptoms were altered bowel habit, @entity490 , @entity132 , @entity11634 and distension. Fatigue, @entity353 , @entity344 , @entity615 and urinary symptoms were frequent. The rectum showed nonspecific loss of vascular pattern, @entity4 and @entity384 in 11,4% of @entity1 , but this was readily distinguished from @entity29 on histological examination. The incidence of non-smokers in the group was 78,1%. The overall appendicectomy rate was 34%, and 65% of the 92 @entity1 had had gynaecological operations. A positive diagnosis was made on a typical history and simple basic investigations. More extensive investigations were required for those @entity1 with markers of @entity347 , but these yielded few associated lesions.

The XXXX --a study from private practice.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients'] @entity132 :: ('MESH:D010468', 'Disease') :: ['emotional disturbance'] @entity353 :: ('MESH:D015431', 'Disease') :: ['weight loss'] @entity4 :: ('MESH:D004487', 'Disease') :: ['oedema'] @entity294 :: ('MESH:D003967', 'Disease') :: ['Diarrhoea'] @entity384 :: ('MESH:D002311', 'Disease') :: ['congestion'] @entity344 :: ('MESH:D005767', 'Disease') :: ['upper gastrointestinal symptoms'] @entity29 :: ('MESH:D015212', 'Disease') :: ['inflammatory bowel disease'] @entity11634 :: ('MESH:D005414', 'Disease') :: ['flatulence'] @entity615 :: ('MESH:D001416', 'Disease') :: ['backache'] @entity490 :: ('MESH:D015746', 'Disease') :: ['abdominal pain'] @entity1744 :: ('MESH:D043183', 'Disease') :: ['irritable bowel syndrome'] @entity347 :: ('MESH:D019965', 'Disease') :: ['organic disease']
@entity1744 :: (MESH:D043183,Disease) :: ['irritable bowel syndrome']
