Irritable Bowel Syndrome DR AILEEN SEAH, CONSULTANT COLORECTAL SURGEON COLORECTAL CLINIC@ NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Points to remember It can be a chronic and distressing disorder for patients Use the Rome II Criteria and ‘red flag’ indicators to aid in diagnosis Do remember to exclude and not miss out on the more sinister causes of the symptoms Patients need at lot of tender loving care and treatment strategies are approached according to symptoms. The aim is to empower patients with strategies to cope with their symptoms and not rely on a ‘magic pill’ as a cure-all Issue 6 - Article Index   Irritable Bowel Syndrome   Diagnosis   Pathophysiology   Approach to Treatment   Treatment Modalities   Points to Remember Get a PDF copy of this issue. To start the download, click here sitemap   Copyright 2006 © The Colorectal Clinic @ NUH Design: PAA, Running: medi-WebPage