Gender and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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Background/Goals: Irritable bowel syndrome is more common in women; and this is generally considered to be caused by increased susceptibility. However, the opposite possibility that being male might actually protect from the disorder in some way, has largely been ignored. We have noticed that men with IBS seem to display less masculine and more feminine qualities and it was the purpose of this study to confirm or refute this clinical observation.
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