| pubmed-article:8633578 | pubmed:abstractText | The etiology and natural history of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is poorly understood. We compared rectal sensory thresholds and compliance, SCL-90 scores, and follow-up questionnaires among normal controls, patients with longstanding ( > 5 y) disease (L-IBS), and patients with recent onset ( > 2 y) disease (R-IBS). The onset of symptoms in R-IBS was related to specific events such as infection (n = 10), surgery (n = 5), and stress (n = 4), but no specific event could be identified in six patients. | lld:pubmed |
