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== Tests and diagnosis == Mayo Clinic provides the following information on IBS, ''Tests and Diagnosis''<ref>[http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/irritable-bowel-syndrome/basics/tests-diagnosis/CON-20024578 Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Tests and Diagnosis - Mayo Clinic]</ref> ''Excerpt:'' <embedvideo service="youtube" dimensions="400" alignment="right" container="frame" description="What it's Like to Have a Flexible Sigmoidoscopy. By Cancer Research UK">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPCar0b5_mk</embedvideo> <embedvideo service="youtube" dimensions="400" alignment="right" container="frame" description="What happens during and after a colonoscopy? By You and Colonoscopy">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh90RPA-C10</embedvideo> <embedvideo service="youtube" dimensions="400" alignment="right" container="frame" description="CT (Computed Tomography) Scan: What to expect By UW Medicine">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHu9aa0QDiE</embedvideo> :*'''Rome criteria'''. According to these criteria, you must have certain signs and symptoms before a doctor diagnoses irritable bowel syndrome. The most important are abdominal pain and discomfort lasting at least three days a month in the last three months, associated with two or more of following: improvement with defecation, altered frequency of stool or altered consistency of stool. :*'''Manning criteria'''. These criteria focus on pain relieved by defecation, having incomplete bowel movements, mucus in the stool and changes in stool consistency. The more symptoms present, the greater the likelihood of IBS. :Some red flag signs and symptoms that suggest a need for additional testing include: :*New onset after age 50 :*Weight loss :*Rectal bleeding :*Fever :*Nausea or recurrent vomiting :*Abdominal pain, especially if it's not completely relieved by a bowel movement, or occurs at night :*Diarrhea that is persistent or awakens you from sleep :*Anemia related to low iron Imaging: *Additional Tests: *Flexible sigmoidoscopy *Colonoscopy *X-ray (radiography) *Computerized tomography (CT) scan *Lower GI series<ref>[http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/irritable-bowel-syndrome/basics/tests-diagnosis/CON-20024578 Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Tests and Diagnosis - Mayo Clinic]</ref> Laboratory tests: *Lactose intolerance *Breath *Blood *Stool<ref>[http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/irritable-bowel-syndrome/basics/tests-diagnosis/CON-20024578 Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Tests and Diagnosis - Mayo Clinic]</ref>
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