Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Alternate Name:

Test:

To exclude other causes, test sigmoidoscopy,faeces M/C/S, FBC, S.electrolytes, B.urea, S.cre­atinine, LFT, rectal biopsy, barium enema, TFT

Sign:

Mucus stools

Dd:

Ulcerative colitis, bowel malignancy, bowel infec-tion, diverticulitis, colonic polyposis, haemorrhoids, Crohn's disease, anaemia, peptic ulcer, cholelithia­sis

Phys:

Primarily psychogenic In origin; 'diagnosis of :ex­clusion