Managing irritable bowel syndrome: balancing diet and pharmacotherapy.

Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol

Institute of Gastrosciences and Liver Transplantation, Apollo Multispeciality Hospitals, Kolkata 700054, India.

Published: June 2024

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