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Line 98: − − == Obsolescence == − The term "gay bowel syndrome" is considered obsolete and derogatory. The ''McGraw-Hill Manual of Colorectal Surgery'' says: − :'Coined in the pre-HIV era, the term "gay bowel syndrome" comprised a rather unselective potpourri of unusual anorectal and GI symptoms experienced by homosexual males... with better understanding of the underlying causes, this term is outdated: the derogatory terminology should be abandoned and more specific entities and terms recognized and used.<ref name="mgh-handbook">{{cite book|last=Kaiser|first=Andreas|title=McGraw-Hill Manual of Colorectal Surgery|year=2008|pages=205|isbn=0071590706|url=http://books.google.com/?id=bnjWQZAxOZ0C&pg=PA205&dq}}</ref>' − − A 1997 article in the ''[[Journal of Homosexuality]]'' concluded: − :'It is apparent that Gay Bowel Syndrome is an essentialized category of difference that is neither gay-specific, confined to the bowel, nor a syndrome. The use and diagnosis of Gay Bowel Syndrome must be abandoned.<ref>Scarce M (1997). "Harbinger of plague: a bad case of gay bowel syndrome". ''J Homosex''. '''34''' (2): 1–35. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PubMed_Identifier PMID] [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9328857 9328857].</ref>'
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Although the term gay bowel syndrome is not used as frequently as the 1980's, as mentioned previously Medscape has an article on gay bowel syndrome which was published in 2004 that was entitled ''''New Look at "Gay Bowel Syndrome".''(The Johns Hopkins HIV Guide website also presently features an article which is essentially a duplicate of the aforementioned article at Medscape).<ref>[http://www.hopkins-hivguide.org/literature_review/02-2004/new_look_at_gay_bowel_syndrome.html Johns Hopkins HIV Guide - duplicate of Medscape's New Look at
Although the term gay bowel syndrome is not used as frequently as the 1980's, as mentioned previously Medscape has an article on gay bowel syndrome which was published in 2004 that was entitled ''''New Look at "Gay Bowel Syndrome".''(The Johns Hopkins HIV Guide website also presently features an article which is essentially a duplicate of the aforementioned article at Medscape).<ref>[http://www.hopkins-hivguide.org/literature_review/02-2004/new_look_at_gay_bowel_syndrome.html Johns Hopkins HIV Guide - duplicate of Medscape's New Look at
Gay Bowel Syndrome]</ref><ref>[http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/470936_4 Medscape - New Look at "Gay Bowel Syndrome"]</ref> In addition, a leading provider of online medical health information has an entry on gay bowel syndrome.<ref>[http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/medical/gay_bowel_syndrome.htm Gay Bowel Syndrome from Online Medical Dictionary]</ref>
Gay Bowel Syndrome]</ref><ref>[http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/470936_4 Medscape - New Look at "Gay Bowel Syndrome"]</ref> In addition, a leading provider of online medical health information has an entry on gay bowel syndrome.<ref>[http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/medical/gay_bowel_syndrome.htm Gay Bowel Syndrome from Online Medical Dictionary]</ref>
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==See Also==