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Colonic Diseases, Functional
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Definition
: Chronic or recurrent colonic disorders without an identifiable structural or biochemical explanation. The widely recognized IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME falls into this category.
Examples
Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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Neurogenic Bowel
Other names
Functional Colonic Disease; Diseases, Functional Colonic; Disease, Functional Colonic; Colonic Disease, Functional; Functional Colonic Diseases