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. 2002 Jul;51(Suppl 1):i67–i71. doi: 10.1136/gut.51.suppl_1.i67

Role of visceral sensitivity in the pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome

M Delvaux
PMCID: PMC1867713  PMID: 12077070

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Schematic organisation of afferent nerve pathways originating from the gastrointestinal tract.

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Various distension protocols used to measure sensory thresholds in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. With the tracking technique, subjects receive multiple distensions at around the threshold level in order to track their response. The double random staircase method uses the barostat to deliver two randomly mixed scales of impulse progression so that the stimulus cannot be predicted by the subject. *Positive response.

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