PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | colic |
| Phenotype | C0009319|colitis |
| Sentences | 1 |
| PubMedID- 24833932 | Irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) was first described by william osler in 1892 as “mucous colitis,” a disorder of abdominal colic and intestinal excretion of excess mucus, often recognized in patients with underlying psychopathology.1 today, this gastrointestinal illness is one of the most common medical conditions that health care providers encounter and the leading medical diagnosis for gastroenterology visits, affecting up to 20% of the us population2 and 10% of the global population.3 approximately 200 new ibs cases per 100,000 persons are diagnosed each year in the united states.4 these estimates may under-represent the true burden of ibs globally, as medical care is sought by relatively few ibs patients. |
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