A) The number of abdominal contractions in response to graded colonic distension was similar in the CHOL VEH and CHOL GR RSO groups. GR ASO in the CHOL-implanted rats induced a significant increase in colonic sensitivity to isobaric distension at all pressures tested. The response to colonic distension was similarly increased in the CORT-implanted rats treated with VEH. B) Somatic withdrawal threshold in CHOL-implanted rats treated with VEH was not affected by GR RSO administration. In contrast, GR ASO infusions in CHOL-implanted rats induced a significant decrease in withdrawal threshold that mirrored the decrease in the CORT VEH group. Data is represented as mean ± SEM, n=6/group. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001 vs. CHOL VEH, †† p < 0.01 vs. CORT VEH, one- or two-factor ANOVA with- or with-out repeated measures, Tukey Post-hoc test.