When Interviewing a Patient with Abdominal Pain and Possible Irritable

When interviewing a patient with abdominal pain and possible irritable bowel syndrome, which question will be most important for the nurse to ask?

A) "Have you been passing a lot of gas?"
B) "What foods affect your bowel patterns?"
C) "Do you have any abdominal distention?"
D) "How long have you had abdominal pain?"