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Confession: I read the literature on pain even more avidly than I read the literature on IBS. Today in my internet ramblings, I came across this article on pain, which has a very interesting chart 3/4 of the way down the page: "Figure 2, High scores show greater effect on the quality of life." Check where GI conditions fall in the survey results. I think this demographic assessment should be especially interesting to those of us with spouses, relatives, and coworkers who think we should Just Get Over It Already. http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/painres/...ff/whypain.html