Abstract
Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic functional disorder with a complex etiology and multiple overlapping symptoms. Irritable bowel syndrome is characterized by long-lasting abdominal pain or discomfort, abnormal bowel habits and typically inadequate response to many of the available therapies.
Financial & competing interests disclosure
V Stanghellini is a speaker and consultant for, and receives research funding from Almirall. The author has no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.
Medical writing assistance was provided by H Christian of Complete Medical Communications Ltd and was funded by Almirall.