Emerging role of the gut microbiome in post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome: A literature review

Figure 1 Diagnostic criteria for post-infection irritable bowel syndrome (based on Rome IV criteria). ¹Mentioning the exact date of onset of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptomatology can also be suggestive for post-infectious IBS; ²Irregular bowel movements can be experienced even before the onset of the acute gastroenteritis episode (but not in association with frequent pain, as an IBS characteristic). IBS: Irritable bowel syndrome; PI-IBS: Post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome.