Management of irritable bowel syndrome

aSurgery, Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Division, Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine and bDepartment of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Central Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK. Correspondence to Professor D.B.A. Silk, MD FRCP, Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Central Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust, Acton Lane, London NW10 7NS, UK. Received 7 February 2002 Revised 23 April 2002 Accepted 17 December 2002