Symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in a British urban community : consulters and nonconsulters

摘要: Because the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in general population is unknown, a questionnaire intestinal symptoms was administered to stratified random sample 1058 women and 838 men. Subjects were asked if they had consulted physician about such symptoms. One or more occurred frequently 47% 27% Diagnosable IBS, defined as three symptoms, present 13% 5% Abdominal pain most common symptom, recurrent reported by 20% 10% All except runny watery stools. Most including unrelated age. Only half people with diagnosable IBS it. The likelihood consulting directly proportional number similar men after controlling for Of individual one strongly associated abdominal pain, especially It concluded that prevalent at all ages, women, it nearly always painful, multiple are likely consult physician.