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. 2018 Oct 1;24(4):536–543. doi: 10.5056/jnm18064

Table 2.

Abdominal Pain and Bloating Frequency in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Population-based Studies: East Versus West

Abdominal pain Bloating
Eastern studies
 Hong Kong21 32% 68%
 China23 58% 63%
Western studies
 Europe (multi-center)56 88% 80%
 United States57 100% 83%