Researchers at the Wingate Institute of Neurogastroenterology added that neuroticism tends to be more pronounced in patients with irritable bowel syndrome and is a risk factor for chronic, unexplained pain in IBS.
The study may help explain the greater incidence of people with higher neuroticism visiting outpatient pain clinics and exhibiting a greater risk for developing chronic pain conditions.
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