A significant proportion of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients treated with cognitive behavior therapy have a positive response within four weeks of treatment, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute. "Patients who quickly achieve treatment gains - for example, IBS symptom relief - may be spared the cost and inconvenience of follow-up care of little therapeutic value...![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedads.g.doubleclick.net%2F%7Ea%2Fgmc3DZsCDGiSRJoj7LihQoA-9so%2F0%2Fdi&hash=27003705ace5ebb4971fe872067365b8)
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