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Could ibs be diagnosed looking with a microscope?
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No: No specific microscopic abnormalities found histologically (microscopically) with ibs. Irritable bowel syndrome is a diagnosis of exclusion, ie appropriate symptoms and rule out other causes.
Answered 3/20/2017
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