Year: 2003
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background and aims: A number of studies have shown an increased risk of irritable bowel syndrome after bacterial gastroenteritis. Recently, some inflammatory changes have been demonstrated in colon mucosa of these patients. The aim of this study was to investigate whether irritable bowel syndrome symptoms develop in patients after gastroenteritis and the risk factors leading to this condition. Material and methods: The medical records of 112 patients, hospitalized for acute bacterial gastroenteritis, were evaluated eight months after the infection. Presence of irritable bowel syndrome symptoms according to Rome II criteria clinical subtypes and anxiety scores according to Beck's anxiety scale were recorded before and after the infection via telephone interview. Ninety patients with no from alarm symptoms, from whom adequate information could be obtained by telephone, were included in the study. Results: There were 42 males and 48 females, with mean ages of 38.4±14 and 37.9±16 years, respectively. Irritable bowel syndrome was found in 14.2% of the men and 35.4% of the women eight months after the gastroenteritis episode. The postinfective irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS) rate was significantly higher than the irritable bowel syndrome rate. PIIBS was non-constipated type, more frequent in females and tending to develop of a younger age (for each p
Source: DergiPark (Istanbul University)
DOI: 10.17941/agd.53176
Language: Turkish
Subfield: Gastroenterology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1198474789