So as many as 15% of the US population have this condition, it’s more common in women than men but it shares many of the same characteristics as other diseases, so it’s difficult to diagnose. Ben Stiller had this condition in Along Came Polly pretty much at the mere mention of this spicy food and GI specialists deal with these patients more than others, but PCPs tend to be the first to attempt diagnosis. There’s a great opportunity to construct a chronic care value based arrangement for these patients given the high cost in treating and getting patients to goal. Anemia, fecal occult blood and unintended weight loss can be very helpful in diagnosing and creating protocols.
What's this condition?