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Def,Epidemology of IBSOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
The present study aimed to study the risk factors in clinically diagnosed IBS patients & Health related quality of life in patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. To fulfill this aim, we recruited one thousand and thirty three patients, four hundred patients of them with symptoms suggestive of IBS, according to Rome criteria III, and six hundred and thirty three patients with no symptoms suggestive of IBS, according to Rome criteria III. All patients have no warning symptoms or signs.
Cases and control were subjected to full history taking, thorough clinical examination, laboratory investigations such CBC, ESR.
In the present study, the selected patients were according to Rome criteria III which involves: Criteria fulfilled for the last 3 months with symptom onset at least 6 months prior to diagnosis of recurrent abdominal pain or discomfort, (discomfort means an uncomfortable sensation not described as pain), at least 3 days per month in the last 3 months associated with 2 or more of the following:
1. Improvement with defecation.
2. Onset associated with a change in frequency of stool.
3. Onset associated with a change in form (appearance) of stool.
Other symptoms that are not essential but support the diagnosis of IBS are: Altered bowel frequency (>3 bowel movements a day or <3 bowel movements a week), altered stool form (lumpy hard or loose watery), altered passage of stool (straining, urgency, or feeling of incomplete evacuation), passage of mucus or feeling of abdominal distention.