Systematic review with meta‐analysis: the prevalence of bile acid malabsorption in the irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea

Irritable bowel syndrome is a widespread disorder with a marked socioeconomic burden. Previous studies support the proposal that a subset of patients with features compatible with diarrhoea-predominant IBS (IBS-D) have bile acid malabsorption (BAM).To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the prevalence of BAM in patients meeting the accepted criteria for IBS-D.MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched up to March 2015. Studies...