Health-related quality of life, work productivity and health care resource use associated with constipation predominant irritable bowel syndrome

M DiBonaventura, SX Sun, SC Bolge… - … medical research and …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disorder.
Prevalence estimates of IBS vary widely, from 10 to 15%, in the US However, few studies …

[HTML][HTML] Irritable bowel syndrome: relations with functional, mental, and somatoform disorders

C Hausteiner-Wiehle, P Henningsen - World journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This review describes the conceptual and clinical relations between irritable bowel
syndrome (IBS), other functional, somatoform, and mental disorders, and points to …

Comparison of symptoms, healthcare utilization, and treatment in diagnosed and undiagnosed individuals with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome

GS Sayuk, R Wolf, L Chang - … journal of the American College of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional bowel disorder characterized by
symptoms including abdominal pain and altered bowel function. Up to 75% of individuals …

A focus group assessment of patient perspectives on irritable bowel syndrome and illness severity

DA Drossman, L Chang, S Schneck… - Digestive diseases and …, 2009 - Springer
There is a growing need to understand from the patient's perspective the experience of
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and the factors contributing to its severity; this has been …

Irritable bowel syndrome subtypes according to bowel habit: revisiting the alternating subtype

F Mearin, A Balboa, X Badía, E Baró… - European journal of …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Background Disturbed bowel habit, diarrhoea or constipation is a key manifestation of
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In some patients, diarrhoea and constipation alternate …

Global prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome according to Rome III or IV criteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Oka, H Parr, B Barberio, CJ Black… - The lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common functional bowel
disorders, but community prevalence appears to vary widely between different countries …

Irritable bowel syndrome: what do the new Rome IV diagnostic guidelines mean for patient management?

WE Whitehead, OS Palsson… - Expert Review of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The Rome criteria are universally used as inclusion criteria in pharmaceutical clinical trials
and have therefore contributed to testing of several irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-specific …

Guía de práctica clínica: síndrome del intestino irritable con estreñimiento y estreñimiento funcional en adultos: concepto, diagnóstico y continuidad asistencial.(Parte …

F Mearin, C Ciriza, M Mínguez, E Rey… - … -Medicina de Familia, 2017 - Elsevier
En esta Guía de práctica clínica analizamos el manejo diagnóstico y terapéutico de
pacientes adultos con estreñimiento y molestias abdominales, bajo el espectro del …