Irritable bowel syndrome patients show enhanced modulation of visceral perception by auditory stress
The American Journal of GastroenterologyPublished 1 January 2003
Britta Dickhaus, Emeran A. Mayer, Nazanin Firooz, Jean Stains, Francisco Conde, Teresa I. Olivas
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Findings confirm the hypothesis that altered stress-induced modulation of visceral perception in IBS patients shows altered perceptual responses to rectal balloon distention during experimentally induced psychological stress.
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These findings confirm the hypothesis of altered stress-induced modulation of visceral perception in IBS patients.
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