-------------- Original message from John Plumridge <[email protected]>: --------------
> In Asia, IRS tends to differ slightly in symptoms to the west , with > greater frequency of irritation higher up in the abdomen. IRS varies a > good deal. I'm sure you know this. > Not only does IRS vary, but causes are thought to be 'unclear'. > It is an epidemic in the West, has been for quite some time, and > increasingly so in newly developed Asian economies. **** IRS, John? As in Internal Revenue Service? I think maybe IBS -- as in Irritible Bowel Syndrome. Although the your comments pertain to both. Thanks for the belly-laugh!! MA
