In the developed world, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common cause of functional diarrhea.7,8. IBS is a complex of symptoms usually diagnosed by a process of elimination of other possible problems. There is cramping abdominal pain and altered bowel habit, either with diarrhea or constipation.7,8.
Thelyphonida, in dorsal view, with pedipalps in green. Pedipalps (commonly shortened to palps or palpi) are the second pair of appendages of the prosoma in arthropods of the subphylum Chelicerata, lateral to the chelicerae and anterior to the first pair of walking legs.
Definition & Overview. A polyp is a small tissue growth that is often benign (non-cancerous), but in rare cases, may also be malignant (cancerous) as well. Polyps that grow in the cervix are normal. In fact, most women over the age of 20 have cervical polyps although they are more common in women over the age of 40.