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Managing patients’ reports of abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome-like symptoms during quiescent inflammatory bowel disease: a role for shared sensemaking.
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Huisman D, Fernhout F, Moxham F, Norton C, Bannister K, Moss-Morris RAbstract
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are often faced with distressing and confusing abdominal pain during remission. Some people respond adversely to healthcare professionals’ (HCPs) suggestions that this pain and related symptoms are due to secondary irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Exploring how HCPs view, manage, and explain pain during quiescent disease may provide insights into how communication can be improved to increase understanding and mitigate negative responses.