Abstract

LEON-BARUA, R. Comments on irritable bowel syndrome. Rev. gastroenterol. Perú, Jan./mar. 2010, vol.30, no.1, p.52-54. ISSN 1022-5129.

The Author comments about the inadequacy of the organic and functional terminology in the description of digestive problems categorized as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), also the adjective irritable and wrong is ambiguous and equivocal and the consideration in the definition of the Rome I, II, and III criteria for IBS since 3 months of discomfort is subject to great debate.

Keywords: Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Rome criteria; functional diseases.