Symptoms, daily function, and quality of life in women with both fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome and their link to fibromyalgia impact scores

Women with fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome (FM+IBS) were characterized based on their physical, functional, symptomatic, and quality-of-life profiles.

• FM and IBS are common conditions that may have shared underlying mechanisms.
• Exercise is considered a primary non-drug treatment for fibromyalgia.
• The study focused on understanding how the severity of fibromyalgia affects overall well-being in women with FM+IBS.
• Assessment was conducted using both continuous and categorical measures of fibromyalgia impact.

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