what is perhaps the most bothersome ibs symptom to patients?
<answer> Abdominal bloating was the most bothersome IBS-C symptom to patients. <context> Abdominal bloating was the most bothersome symptom (27.5 %), which was more likely to occur after a meal (52.2 %), at work/school (29.2 %) and during times of stress (26.8 %). Only 4.5 % of IBS-C subjects