Assessment of IBS symptoms among patients of lower socio-economic strata attending medicine OPD in a tertiary care hospital in South Delhi

Rehman, Sana; Habib, Anwar; Ahmad, Razi; Baluja, Zenis

doi:10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20173243

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“…The monthly household family income of our respondents did not show any significant association with their IBS condition. So, for our study population, household family income may not be a cause of IBS condition, and this report is matched with a previous study where IBS was not a big problem in lower socioeconomic groups 24 …”

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“…So, for our study population, household family income may not be a cause of IBS condition, and this report is matched with a previous study where IBS was not a big problem in lower socioeconomic groups. 24 We tried to interpret a relationship between BMI and IBS, but we did not find any significant association between them. However, by reviewing previous IBS-related studies, we noticed that majority of them mentioned a positive association between obesity and IBS.…”

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Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome and its associated risk factors among university students of Bangladesh

Das¹,

Razon²,

Ahmad³

et al. 2022

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Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a very common gastrointestinal disorder worldwide, but research regarding this disease is rare in Bangladesh. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of IBS and its associated risk factors among university students in Bangladesh. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. A total of 300 randomly selected participants were included in this study. By using a structured questionnaire and anthropometric methods, we collected all the required data for our study. The diagnosis of IBS was based on Rome III criteria. Results: The overall prevalence of IBS was 39.3%, but the majority (77.3%) had no basic awareness of IBS. In our study, anxiety and depression (χ 2 = 6.817; odds ratio [OR] = 1.910; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.172, 3.113; P = 0.011) had a significant relationship with IBS and IBS had a significant (P < 0.001) relationship with food intolerance (χ 2 = 8.737; OR = 2.130; 95% CI = 1.284, 3.531), chest pain (χ 2 = 7.482; OR = 2.035; 95% CI = 1.218, 3.401), and insomnia (χ 2 = 19.320; OR = 2.907; 95% CI = 1.794, 4.709). In our dietary data, the intake patterns of vegetables (P = 0.000), fast food (P = 0.000), and tea-coffee (P = 0.003) showed a strong significant association with IBS. On the other hand, monthly household income (P = 0.154) and body mass index (BMI) (P = 0.138) showed no significant association with IBS. Among our study subjects, IBS-constipation (54.2%) was more common than IBS-diarrhea (27.1%) and IBS-mixed (18.6%). Moreover, among the 118 IBS respondents, 67.8% had a headache with increased flatulence (95.8%) as the most common IBS-related complication. Conclusion: IBS is common in university students of Bangladesh and is associated with anxiety, depression, and particular dietary patterns.

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Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome and its associated risk factors among university students of Bangladesh

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“…Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder illustrated by long-standing abdominal pain with a change in bowel habits, in the absence of any organic cause. [ 1 2 ] Even though functional gastrointestinal disorders are seen often in developed countries,[ 3 ] IBS is the most recognized cause for visiting a gastroenterologist. [ 4 ] IBS can affect a wide scope of ages and economic, social, and ethnic backgrounds.…”

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The prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome among Saudi population in Riyadh by use of Rome IV criteria and self-reported dietary restriction

Amin

Irfan

Karim

et al. 2021

Saudi J Gastroenterol

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Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most prevalent functional gastrointestinal disorder. Diet may play a role in triggering the symptoms. We aimed to measure the prevalence of IBS and its types, and its association with food restrictions among the Saudi population, using the Rome IV criteria. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the outpatient clinics of three major hospitals in Riyadh in conjunction with an electronic survey which was shared on social media. A total of 1,319 subjects (706 males and 613 females) completed a questionnaire of four domains (sociodemography, Rome IV, food restriction, and herbs) between Nov 2019 and February 2020. Convenience sampling was used. Results: IBS was diagnosed in 104 subjects (7.9%) and, of these, 52% were IBS-M (mixed) type. The prevalence was higher in women than in men (4.9% vs. 3.0%; P = 0.006). A significant association was found between the presence of IBS symptoms and low income ( P = 0.010), and not working ( P < 0.0001). Most of the IBS patients showed food restriction related to milk ( P < 0.0001) and legumes ( P = 0.0029), besides other types of food and drinks. Conclusions: IBS is less common among the Saudi population. A female gender, low family income, and working status, have the highest association with IBS. The foods most often restricted were legumes and milk. Future community studies may present an opportunity to relate with cultural differences and food preferences.

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“…29 Nearly 51% of IBS patients report that a stressful event preceded the onset of the disorder. 30,31 Patients with IBS have greater reactivity to stress. The identification of a specific stressor helps in planning treatment through psychological and pharmacological treatment.…”

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Prevalence of associated psychosomatic symptoms in patients of irritable bowel syndrome

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Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional disorder of gastrointestinal tract with unclear aetiology and no reliable biomarkers like other chronic and functional disorders. Majority of the patients of IBS suffer from various forms of psychosomatic disorders as comorbidity that further exaggerate the complexity of diagnosis and management of IBS. The aim of the present study was to find the prevalence of commonly associated psychosomatic symptoms associated with IBS in the patients of lower socioeconomic strata.Methods: This is a prospective observational study carried out over a period of 10years from November-2007 till October-2017, in HAHC hospital attached to Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research. A structured questionnaire comprising of a total of 36 closed ended questions was designed. Eleven questions were about the demographic characteristics and twenty-five were pertaining to IBS symptoms according to Manning and Rome III criteria with some necessary modifications. Various psychosomatic illnesses were recorded separately after ruling out the organic cause with appropriate investigations.Results: In the present study out of 4000 patients with IBS symptoms, 70.8% were having some form of psychosomatic symptoms, Patients with psychosomatic disorders were significantly more often young in age and females (53.28%), showing highest number of patients belonging to the age group 26-35years (51.44%). 34% patient had two or more psychosomatic illnesses. Headache (62.26%) and insomnia (63.03%) were the commonest followed by chest pain (36.54%). Chest pain (77.68%), headache (62.26%) and insomnia (56.07%) was more common in male whereas palpitation (60.58%) and breathlessness (57.68%) was more common in female.Conclusions: There is significantly high prevalence of psychosomatic illness in the patients of IBS in the low socio-economic strata. The young patients (productive age group) are more affected which may be responsible for further deteriorating their social and economic condition.

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Assessment of IBS symptoms among patients of lower socio-economic strata attending medicine OPD in a tertiary care hospital in South Delhi

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Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome and its associated risk factors among university students of Bangladesh

Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome and its associated risk factors among university students of Bangladesh

The prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome among Saudi population in Riyadh by use of Rome IV criteria and self-reported dietary restriction

Prevalence of associated psychosomatic symptoms in patients of irritable bowel syndrome

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