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Can paroxetine improve well-being in patients with irritable bowel syndrome who do not respond to a high-fiber diet?

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The synopsis was written by Ruth Kirby, Research Highlights Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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Spiller, R. Can paroxetine improve well-being in patients with irritable bowel syndrome who do not respond to a high-fiber diet?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 1, 14–15 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0002

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