IBS clinical management in Italy: The AIGO survey

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most frequent functional gastrointestinal disorder, both in primary and secondary care. (1) To describe diagnostic tools and treatments suggested to IBS patients by Italian gastroenterologists; (2) To evaluate patients’ quality of life and psychological involvement and the relationship of these factors with symptom severity. Twenty-six gastroenterologists recorded the demographic and clinical data of 677 IBS...