Uday C Ghoshal, Sanjeev Sachdeva, Nitesh Pratap, Arun Karyampudi, Uzma Mustafa, Philip Abraham, Chetan B Bhatt, Karmabir Chakravartty, Sujit Chaudhuri, Omesh Goyal, Govind K Makharia, Manas Kumar Panigrahi, Prasanta Kumar Parida, Sudhanshu Patwari, Rajesh Sainani, Shine Sadasivan, M Srinivas, Rajesh Upadhyay, Jayanthi Venkataraman
The Indian Neurogastroenterology and Motility Association (INMA), earlier named the Indian Motility and Functional Diseases Association developed this evidence-based practice guidelines for the management of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). A modified Delphi process was used to develop this consensus containing 28 statements, which were concerning diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, etiopathogenesis and comorbidities, investigations, lifestyle modifications and treatments. Owing to the Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, lockdowns and mobility restrictions, web-based meetings and electronic voting were the major tools used to develop this consensus...
March 24, 2023: Indian Journal of Gastroenterology: Official Journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology