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Descriptor English: Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome del Colon Irritable
Descriptor síndrome del colon irritable
Entry term(s) colitis mucosa
colon irritable
síndrome del intestino irritable
Scope note: Trastorno que cursa con síntomas crónicos o recurrentes del intestino grueso sin una etiología bien definida. Esta afección se caracteriza por DOLOR ABDOMINAL crónico o recurrente, sensación de plenitud abdominal, MOCO en las HECES y alteraciones erráticas de la DEFECACIÓN.Trastorno que cursa con síntomas crónicos o recurrentes del intestino grueso sin una etiología bien definida. Esta afección se caracteriza por DOLOR ABDOMINAL crónico o recurrente, sensación de plenitud abdominal, MOCO en las HECES y alteraciones erráticas de la DEFECACIÓN.
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome do Intestino Irritável
Descriptor French: Syndrome du côlon irritable
Entry term(s): Colitides, Mucous
Colitis, Mucous
Colon, Irritable
Irritable Bowel Syndromes
Irritable Colon
Mucous Colitides
Mucous Colitis
Syndrome, Irritable Bowel
Syndromes, Irritable Bowel
Tree number(s): C06.405.469.158.272.608
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D043183
Scope note: A disorder with chronic or recurrent colonic symptoms without a clearcut etiology. This condition is characterized by chronic or recurrent ABDOMINAL PAIN, bloating, MUCUS in FECES, and an erratic disturbance of DEFECATION.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Colonic Diseases (1967-1970)
Colonic Diseases, Functional (1970-2003)
Public MeSH Note: 2004; see COLONIC DISEASES, FUNCTIONAL 1979-2003
History Note: 2004; use COLONIC DISEASES, FUNCTIONAL 1979-2003
DeCS ID: 38045
Unique ID: D043183
NLM Classification: WI 521
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Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/09
Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Preferred
Concept UI M0004816
Scope note A disorder with chronic or recurrent colonic symptoms without a clearcut etiology. This condition is characterized by chronic or recurrent ABDOMINAL PAIN, bloating, MUCUS in FECES, and an erratic disturbance of DEFECATION.
Preferred term Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Entry term(s) Colitides, Mucous
Colitis, Mucous
Colon, Irritable
Irritable Bowel Syndromes
Irritable Colon
Mucous Colitides
Mucous Colitis
Syndrome, Irritable Bowel
Syndromes, Irritable Bowel



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