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Post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome
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(Redirected from Postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome)
Contents
Background
- Occurs after traveler's diarrhea
- Occurs in 3-17% of patients
Risk factors
- Severity of traveler's diarrhea
- Number of episodes
- Pretravel diarrhea
- Pretravel adverse life events
- Infection with heat-labile toxin–producing ETEC
