irritable
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A woman says doctors mistook her endometriosis for irritable bowel syndrome, as new figures show diagnosis delays are getting longer.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Disruptions in this newly identified signaling pathway may play a role in conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, food intolerances, and chronic visceral pain.
From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026
And these foods are linked to a range of chronic health issues, including Type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease, certain types of cancer, irritable bowel syndrome and even early death.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
AbbVie cut the list price of Linzess, a treatment for irritable bowel syndrome, by about 50%, to $282 a month.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
As it was, she only had half the things we needed, and we were exhausted and irritable by the time we got home.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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