"Irritable Bowel Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A disorder with chronic or recurrent colonic symptoms without a clearcut etiology. This condition is characterized by chronic or recurrent ABDOMINAL PAIN, bloating, MUCUS in FECES, and an erratic disturbance of DEFECATION.
| Descriptor ID |
D043183
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.469.158.272.608
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| Concept/Terms |
Irritable Bowel Syndrome- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Irritable Bowel Syndromes
- Syndrome, Irritable Bowel
- Syndromes, Irritable Bowel
- Colon, Irritable
- Irritable Colon
- Colitis, Mucous
- Colitides, Mucous
- Mucous Colitides
- Mucous Colitis
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| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Irritable Bowel Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Zvolensky MJ, Smit T, Wein PY, Bakhshaie J, Redmond BY, Garey L, Thai JM, Lackner JM. Gastrointestinal-specific anxiety and smoking abstinence expectancies among persons with irritable bowel syndrome. J Behav Med. 2025 Aug; 48(4):659-670.
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Bakhshaie J, Smit T, Bradford A, Lackner JM, Zvolensky MJ. Gastrointestinal-specific anxiety as a transdiagnostic mechanism involved in persons with irritable bowel syndrome who smoke. J Health Psychol. 2026 Jan; 31(1):365-377.
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Rivera-Arce LA, Cruz ML, Rodriguez-Cintron U, Torres-Pirela JP, Appleyard CB. Implication of the enteric glia in the IBS-like colonic inflammation associated with endometriosis. BMC Womens Health. 2024 Dec 21; 24(1):647.
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Zvolensky MJ, Smit T, Dragoi I, Tamminana R, Bakhshaie J, Ditre JW, Redmond BY, Lackner J. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Smoking: An Evaluation of IBS symptom severity and anxiety sensitivity among adults in the United States. Addict Behav. 2025 Jan; 160:108187.
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Roger AH, Gudleski GD, Quigley BM, Zvolensky MJ, Lackner JM. Pain Catastrophizing and Clinical Outcomes Among Patients Receiving a Novel Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: An Experimental Therapeutics Approach. Behav Ther. 2023 07; 54(4):623-636.
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Ram?rez-Amill R, Torres EA. Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome among Medical Students of Puerto Rico. P R Health Sci J. 2021 03; 40(1):38-44.
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Zvolensky MJ, Bakhshaie J, Norton PJ, Smits JAJ, Buckner JD, Garey L, Manning K. Visceral sensitivity, anxiety, and smoking among treatment-seeking smokers. Addict Behav. 2017 12; 75:1-6.
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Claassen J, Labrenz F, Ernst TM, Icenhour A, Langhorst J, Forsting M, Timmann D, Elsenbruch S. Altered Cerebellar Activity in Visceral Pain-Related Fear Conditioning in Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Cerebellum. 2017 04; 16(2):508-517.
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Zamot AL, Torres EA, Gonz?lez H, Marcial MA. Presence of tissue transglutaminase IgA antibody as a celiac disease marker in a sample of patients with irritable bowel syndrome. P R Health Sci J. 2015 Mar; 34(1):38-9.
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Hughes PA, Moretta M, Lim A, Grasby DJ, Bird D, Brierley SM, Liebregts T, Adam B, Blackshaw LA, Holtmann G, Bampton P, Hoffmann P, Andrews JM, Zola H, Krumbiegel D. Immune derived opioidergic inhibition of viscerosensory afferents is decreased in Irritable Bowel Syndrome patients. Brain Behav Immun. 2014 Nov; 42:191-203.