Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome among Medical Students in Hail University, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Background: despite the modern society and medical knowledge, irritable bowel syndrome has been common these days in medical students in Hail city. Objectives: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disease presenting with abdominal pain, bloating and change in bowel habit. This study aims to assess the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome in medical students in Hail's university, Saudi Arabia. Methods: a cross-sectional study on the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome was randomly distributed among men and women in Hail University in Hail city, of Saudi Arabia from January to February 2018 involving 133 medical student participants. Results: in 18% of the participants have been diagnosed with IBS and 28.5% fit Rome IV criteria for the diagnosis of IBS. Stress with a percentage of 69.2% and lack of exercise 75.9% being the highest risk factors of IBS. Conclusion: our result showed that huge number of medical students are suffering from inflammatory bowel syndrome.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome among Medical Students in Jordan: A cross-Sectional Study

“…Asia, but lower than reported by a Pakistani study using the Rome II criteria, 45.0% (16). The prevalence rate obtained in this study is similar to the prevalence of IBS among medical students at Hali University, Saudi Arabia (11) and to the prevalence of IBS among medical students in Pakistan Karachi (15). Our study result is higher compared to a study in China among university students at 7.85% (12), international research in eight different European countries at 11.5 percent ( 17), and a Lebanese study at ve major universities in the Greater Beirut area, which was 20.05% (8).…”

“…Evidence suggests a genetic role in the etiology of IBS, with 33% of IBS patients reporting positive family history (10). Lifestyle and behavioral factors such as smoking status, physical inactivity, residence, sleep pattern, family income, academic level, and eating habits have been linked to IBS (6,8,11,12). Several studies have linked IBS with depression, anxiety, and stress (6,12,13,14).…”

“…Medical students are often exposed to a challenging environment and stressful conditions; they undergo a lot of physical stress, sleeplessness, and psychological stress because they must carry tremendous future responsibility (14). Many studies concluded that stress is a risk factor for IBS (11,14,15). this means that people living in stressful conditions are more likely to develop IBS.…”

Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome among Nursing Students at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

“…In this study, the researchers used an adapted questionnaire from Almezani and colleagues (2018). The survey was used in Saudi Arabia, among Medical Students in Hail University and it was prepared in Arabic language [31].…”

“…part two: the students will be asked whether they have been currently diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome or not, whether they have been experiencing abdominal pain, discomfort (one or more) in the last three months and whether it increase or decrease with defecating and if they have changes in their bowel habit or stool consistency if they have not been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome students were also asked if the current abdominal pain has affected their academic achievements at university or not, if there are suffering from anxiety or not and whether they are smokers or not. Also, if they have someone in their families who has been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome or not, in last if they exercise regularly or not" [31]. The participating response was measured by using yes or no answers.…”