More Than 10 Percent Of Patients With Diarrhea Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome May Have Suicidal Thoughts, Survey Indicates.

HealthDay (8/8, Preidt) reports, “The agony of severe diarrhea can make some people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) wish they were dead,” survey findings reveal.

Healio Gastroenterology (8/8, Young) reports that a survey indicates that “more than 10% of patients with diarrhea predominant irritable bowel syndrome admitted to feeling suicidal thoughts.” The findings of the 513-patient survey were published online in the UEG Journal.

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— “Severe Diarrhea Can Send IBS Patients Over the Edge, “Robert Preidt, HealthDay, August 08, 2018.