1. Definition and Classification of IBS: Current Consensus and Controversies (Longstreth) 2. Diagnosis of IBS Around the World: Prevalence, Incidence, Natural History, Health Care Seeking and Risk Factors (Chey) 3. Epidemiology Testing in the Patient with Suspected IBS: How Much Is Enough? (Talley) 4. Is IBS a Low-Grade Inflammatory Bowel Disease? (Verdu) 5. Disturbances of Motility and Visceral Hypersensitivity in IBS: Biological Markers and Epiphenomenon? (Quigley) 6. The Pathogenesis of Bloating and Visible Distention in IBS (Malagelada) 7. Brain Responses to Visceral and Somatic Stimuli in IBS: A CNS Disorder? (Chang) 8. Psychiatric and Psychological Dysfunction in IBS and the Role of Psychological Treatments (Drossman) 9. Diet and IBS: Is There a Role for Diet Manipulation? (Whorwell) 10. Efficacy of Current Drug Therapies in IBS: What Works and What Doesn't (Schoenfeld) 11.Genetics and Genotypes in IBS: Implications for Diagnosis and Treatment (Camilleri) 12. Potential Future Therapies for IBS: Will Disease Modifying Therapy as Opposed to Symptomatic Control Become a Reality? (Spiller)
