Colonic response to laxative ingestion as assessed by MRI differs in constipated irritable bowel syndrome compared to functional constipation

Background Functional constipation (FC) and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) share many symptoms but underlying mechanisms may be different. We have developed a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique to measure intestinal volumes, transit, and motility in response to a laxat...

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Main Authors: Lam, C., Chaddock, G., Marciani, L., Costigan, C., Paul, J., Cox, E., Hoad, Caroline, Menys, A., Pritchard, Susan E., Garsed, K., Taylor, S., Atkinson, D., Gowland, Penny A., Spiller, Robin C.
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Published: Wiley 2016
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39537/