Just curious. There has been a lot of talk about symptoms we have that are not listed in the Rome criteria.Rome criteria: Irritable Bowel Syndrome can be diagnosed based on at least 12 weeks, which need not be consecutive, in the preceding 12 months of abdominal discomfort or pain that has two out of three features: 1. Relieved with defecation; and/or2. Onset associated with a change in frequency of stool; and/or3. Onset associated with a change in form (appearance) of stool.Symptoms that Cumulatively Support the Diagnosis of IBS: Abnormal stool frequency (may be defined as greater than 3 bowel movements per day and less than 3 bowel movements per week); Abnormal stool form (lumpy/hard or loose/watery stool); Abnormal stool passage (straining, urgency, or feeling of incomplete evacuation); Passage of mucus; Bloating or feeling of abdominal distension. As you can see, it doesnt mention anything about nausea, severe vomiting, stomach pain (as in not where you're bowels are). In doing research, though, occasionally upper stomach problems are mentioned. If these "other" symptoms are caused by IBS, why arent they in the Rome criteria?Do you have symptoms not listed, but your doctor still blames on IBS? If so, what are they?Are these symptoms related to, or caused by, your IBS because the doctor just says so, or because other diseases have been ruled out through testing?Based on any research you personally have done, do you 1) think your problems are caused solely by IBS? 2) think you have IBS in addition to some other problem that is causing you to have these "extra" symptoms? Or 3) do you think all your symptoms are a result of something totally different?