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Frequency of associated bowel habit symptoms compared across subtypes (IBS-C, IBS-D, and IBS-M). All symptoms included were found to be significantly different among subtypes (p-value range =<0.001 to 0.002). Bowel movements less than three times a week, bowel movements more than three times a day, straining with defecation, incomplete evacuation, need for manual evacuation after defecation, and difficulty relaxing to let stool come out.
