here are links for some info on the topic. previously I had heard the connection was w ibd and not ibs, but that is what the link states.
https://www.healthline.com/hea...2ad2f7b30ee#takeaway
I'll initiate a survey and would like to provide my gi doc with the data. any suggestions, whether you have both or not, as to what to include in survey? I'd appreciate input. thanks, jan
the article cites this lit
- Chang L. (n.d.). The association of irritable bowel syndrome and fibromyalgia.
med.unc.edu/ibs/files/2017/10/Fibromyalgia-and-IBS.pdf - Clauw DJ. (2015). Fibromyalgia and related conditions. DOI:
10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.03.014 - Mayo Clinic Staff. (2017). Fibromyalgia.
mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/fibromyalgia/symptoms-causes/syc-20354780 - Yang T-Y, et al. (2017). Risk for irritable bowel syndrome in fibromyalgia patients: A national database study. DOI:
10.1097/MD.0000000000006657