Are bowel symptoms and psychosocial features different in irritable bowel syndrome patients with abdominal discomfort compared to abdominal pain?

Figure 2 Comparison of bowel movements and stool forms in irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea patients and improvement of abdominal pain or discomfort after defecation in irritable bowel syndrome patients among the abdominal pain alone, abdominal discomfort alone, and abdominal pain & discomfort groups. A: Bowel movements during irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea non-onset and onset status; B: Stool forms based on Bristol Stool Form Scale during irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea non-onset and onset status; C: Degree of improvement of abdominal pain and discomfort with defecation; D: Waiting time for improvement of abdominal pain and discomfort with defecation in irritable bowel syndrome patients. Numbers in the column are percentages. ^bP < 0.01. BM: Bowel movement.