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March 17, 2015The American Journal of Gastroenterology

The Spectrum of Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Chronic Idiopathic Constipation: US Survey Assessing Symptoms, Care Seeking, and Disease Burden

Joel J. Heidelbaugh Margie Stelwagon Steven A. Miller Elizabeth P. Shea William D. Chey

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Abstract

CIC respondents with abdominal symptoms experience greater disease burden compared with CIC respondents without frequent abdominal symptoms and have a disease burden profile that is similar to IBS-C respondents.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69dc97e8a5c75be4cfe53230 https://doi.org/10.1038/ajg.2015.67

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