Table 1: Publications in which the diagnostic criteria for identification of patients with IBS were stated.

Procedure Criteria China Korea North America Europe Middle East
Acupuncture
[11] Rome 1
[12] Rome 1 1
[13] Rome 1 1
[14,15] Rome 2 1 1
[16-19] Rome 3 2 1
[20,21] Clinical 2
Moxibustion
[22] Rome 3 1
Acupuncture/Moxibustion
[23-25] Rome 3 3