Friday, January 11, 2008

Women with irritable bowel syndrome unable to regulate pain effectively

UCLA researchers have found that women who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome are unable to effectively turn off a pain-modulation mechanism in the brain, causing them to be more sensitive to abdominal discomfort than women without the condition.

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Posted by Tom Beckman on 01/11 at 09:50 AM
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