This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on  Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a chronic disorder of the gut-brain interaction. It was created by Aysha Ayub a medical student at the University of British Columbia with the help of Dr. Odion Kalaci, Pediatrician at the University of British Columbia 

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References

1. Chacko MR and Chiou EH. Functional abdominal pain in children and adolescents: management in primary care. UpToDate. 2023.

2. Malik Z. Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Merck Manual. 2024.

3. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease. Irritable bowel syndrome. 2017. 

4. Wald A. Pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome. UpToDate. 2022.

5. Wald A. Patient education: Irritable bowel syndrome (beyond the basics). UpToDate. 2022. 

6. Wald A. Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome in adults. UpToDate. 2024.