21.   These were irritable bowel syndrome patients with major psychological problems.

22.   The two poor responders in our group were both irritable bowel syndrome patients with major psychological problems.

23.   The reverse could also be true, and mental state was actually the only variable which differentiated these patients from irritable bowel syndrome patients who responded satisfactorily to treatment.

24.   Bowel habits, irritable bowel syndrome symptoms, and whole gut transit time were calculated from records of three defectations.

25.   This study lacked objective or prospective data and was biased by the exclusion from the controls of people with irritable bowel syndrome.

26.   Six months after the operation, constipation had gone away more often than it had developed and the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome was unchanged.

27.   The first four symptoms encompass the six Manning criteria for diagnosing irritable bowel syndrome.

28.   This was not necessary with irritable bowel syndrome symptoms as their prevalence does not change with age in this population.

29.   Overall, they had more irritable bowel syndrome symptoms.

30.   If the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome requires the presence of abdominal pain then our data show no increased tendency to irritable bowel syndrome in women after hysterectomy.