adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
irritable bowel syndrome
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
bowel
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The physiological significance of the findings in diarrhoea predominant irritable bowel syndrome patients, which were contrary to expectation, is unknown.
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The first four symptoms encompass the six Manning criteria for diagnosing irritable bowel syndrome.
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It is not difficult to imagine how a disorder such as irritable bowel syndrome could affect a patient psychologically.
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An extra tablespoon sprinkled over the breakfast cereal can help control irritable bowel syndrome, piles, appendicitis and bowel cancer.
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This study lacked objective or prospective data and was biased by the exclusion from the controls of people with irritable bowel syndrome.
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This was not necessary with irritable bowel syndrome symptoms as their prevalence does not change with age in this population.
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It also inhibits motor activity induced by rectal distention and increases sensory thresholds for defaecation in patients with the irritable bowel syndrome.
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The same drug given intravenously prevents the postprandial increase in sigmoid segmenting pressure activity in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Since Steve quit smoking, he's been really irritable .
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You're turning into an irritable old man.
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Zoe hadn't had much sleep and was feeling tired and irritable .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In his cabin Stubb wonders what makes the Captain so irritable and restless.
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It made him angry and irritable .
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Poor boy, she thought, away from his loving home and now dumped with an irritable old man.
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She had always been irritable , even in sanity, when she could look after herself.