Sunday, February 12, 2012

Pain sensitivity may predict IBS: study

(Medical News Today) UPDATED 2009-07-23
New research suggests that people who have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have greater sensitivity to pain than people who do not have the condition. In the new study, investigators compared the thermal sensitivity of people who had both diarrhea-dominant IBS and constipation-dominant IBS to people who did not have IBS at all. They found that IBS patients were more sensitive to pain than those who did not have the condition. Researchers say their finding suggests a "strong relationship" between pain sensitivity and IBS.  Read full story >
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