Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Mexico

Abstract

The current review includes all the available original data on irritable bowel syndrome in Mexico. Data were organized in items of interest such as prevalence and gender distribution, health care utilization, psychosocial factors, diagnostic criteria, bowel habit predominance, physiological studies, clinical trials and quality of life assessment. After a systematic review, a total of 18 papers were included, the majority published between 1996 and 2000. We can conclude that irritable bowel syndrome in Mexico is similar to that reported in the international literature with regard to the areas analyzed, and therefore it is suitable to run clinical trials with similar outcomes as has been done in other populations.

Frequency of Functional Bowel Disorders among Healthy Volunteers in Mexico City

“…In Mexico, previous small studies using different criteria have shown a preva-lence range from 14 to 20% and a female:male ratio of 2.5: 1.0 [1] . In the current study using the Rome II criteria, we found an unexpected high frequency of IBS.…”

“…Previous limited studies utilizing the Manning criteria and the Rome I criteria suggest that irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has a prevalence that ranges between 17 and 20% in selected populations in Mexico [1] . Little is known about the prevalence of the functional bowel disorders (FBD) utilizing the Rome II criteria [2] .…”

Factores sociosanitarios y prevalencia del síndrome del intestino irritable según los criterios diagnósticos de Roma III en una población general de Colombia

“…En países industrializados se ha descrito una prevalencia entre el 10 y el 15% y en países latinoamericanos, como Brasil, México y Uruguay, entre el 9 y el 18% [22][23][24][25][26] , pero no son comparables con este estudio, ya que utilizan los criterios de Roma II. En Colombia los estudios epidemiológicos son escasos, entre ellos se encuentra un estudio del Servicio de Gastroenterología del Hospital Universitario de la Samaritana de Bogotá, el que observó una prevalencia del 14% de 7.000 consultas realizadas por año 5 ; además, un estudio en trabajadores formales del servicio hospitalario del Hospital San Juan de Dios de Bogotá, que mostró una prevalencia del 12,5% (IC del 95%: de 7,8 a 17,2) según los criterios de Roma II 24 .…”

A single session of reassurance can acutely improve the self-perception of impairment in patients with IBS

“…Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most frequent functional gastrointestinal disorder with a frequency among the world population that varies from 5-25% [1,2]. It is the first reason for consultations to gastroenterologists and the fourth most common gastrointestinal-related outpatient diagnosis among internal medicine and general practice physicians [3,4].…”