Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Please Tell Me I Am Not Crazy

pain or discomfort is a must for an IBS diagnoses.

The gut signals to the brain when its in distress and the a very important chemical in that process that plays a huge part is serotonin.

On pain and ibs

Visceral Hypersensitivity and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

http://ibs.about.com/od/symptomsofib1/a/visceral.htm

MEDLINE Abstracts: Serotonin Signaling and Visceral Hypersensitivity in IBS

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/462728

Symptoms and Hypersensitivity to Rectal Distension in IBS: Discussion

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/509001_4

Pain Sensitivity in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Study

http://www.aboutibs.org/site/news-events/commentary/#Pain

Think Twice: How the Gut's "Second Brain" Influences Mood and Well-Being
The emerging and surprising view of how the enteric nervous system in our bellies goes far beyond just processing the food we eat

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=gut-second-brain

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