… “irritable bowel syndrome,” “IBS,” “colonic diseases, functional,” “functional colonic diseases,”
“irritable colon,” “spastic colon,” “… of IBS patients derived within North America; 2) use of …

… of life among persons with irritable bowel syndrome: A system… Impact of irritable bowel
syndrome on quality of life. Dig Dis … or prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal …

… The epidemiology of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in Europe and North America was
analyzed from published material. The percentage of the population of Western civilisation with …

… of industrialization and urbanization, and that the higher rates now being reported in Asia,
South America, and Africa are due to increased affluence in these regions. Citation92 This …

… Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is common in western Europe and North America, and many
aspects of its epidemiology, risk factors, and natural history have been described in these …

… South Asian, South American or African countries. Indeed, in contrast to findings in Western
cohorts, epidemiological studies in India have consistently found no difference in prevalence …

… Northern Europe or Southeast Asia. There were no studies conducted in Central America
and only a few studies from South America, South … ) and the highest in South America (21.0%). …

… Only four North American studies have reported on the prevalence of Crohn's disease [9], [61],
[… The prevalence of Crohn's disease in North America ranges from 26.0 to 198.5 cases per …

… the distribution and impact of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the US population. Because
… by the Midwest (5.71, South (6.31, and West (6.6). The number and rate of office visits for …

… Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most prevalent of the functional gastrointestinal disorders
(FGIDs). Current estimates are that IBS affects up to 10–12% of adults in North America [ 1…