Characteristics of functional bowel disorder patients: a cross‐sectional survey using the Rome III criteria

There is some evidence that, despite attempts to classify them separately, functional bowel disorders are not distinct entities and that such divisions are artificial.To examine this issue in a large cohort of secondary care patients.Consecutive, unselected adults with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms attending out-patient clinics at two hospitals in Hamilton, Ontario were recruited. Demographic data, symptoms and presence of anxiety, depression...