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

Heaton, K W; O'donnell, L. J. D.; Braddon, Fiona; Mountford, R. A.; Hughes, Anthony; Cripps, Peter

doi:10.1016/0016-5085(92)90320-x

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“…Atleast one symptom was present in 463 (45.8%) patients (307 from group A and 156 from group B), while atleast 2 and 3 symptoms were present in 329 (32.6%) and 284/1010 (28.1%) patients. Bristol study reported the prevalence of atleast 2 and 3 such symptoms to be 24 and 13 per cent respectively in women and 11 and 5 per cent respectively in males [5]. Similar results have been published from Southampton and Rochester, Minnesota [6,7].…”

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“…In Bristol, one or more of GI symptoms were ad mitted by 47 per cent of women and 27 per cent of men [5], Similar results have been published from Southampton and Rochester, Minnesota [6,7]. Al though exact figures pertaining to our country are not available, this syndrome is considered the second common cause, after common cold, of absenteeism from work [8].…”

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“…Of the remaining 640 'satisfied subjects', additional 178 (17.6%) accepted that they also had atleast one of the 15 listed abdominal symptoms off and on. In a similar study from Bristol, 47 per cent of women and 27 per cent of men were reported to have abdominal symptoms [5]. Whether higher incidence of abdominal symptoms in India is related to multiple parasitic/bacterial infections is not yet clear.…”

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“…Most of them had at least one episode of urgent defecation or runny stools, and all had at least one occasion when they felt evacuation was incomplete. In surveys of healthy people, only 14-66 per cent of those with above symptoms had consulted a doctor [4][5][6][7].…”

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“…A close-ended, precoded questionnaire was used to collect the data. The questionnaire was developed by the authors, based on previously published studies [5][6][7] and was subjected to peer group review. It aimed to obtain information about abdominal symptoms in Indian population.…”

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A Search for Unhappy Abdomen: Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in General Population

Anand

Saiprasad²,

Bhalwar

1998

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

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The irritable bowel syndrome is the commonest gastrointestinal disorder seen in practice but its exact prevalence in India is not known. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of symptoms compatible with this diagnosis in general population. A cross sectional random sample survey was conducted in various strata of urban population in Wanoworie area of Pune. Survey utilized personal interviews based on a questionnaire. Symptoms were evaluated as per Manning criteria and the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome was defined by Kruis diagnostic index. Of the 1010 subjects interviewed, 370 (37%) reported more than 6 episodes of abdominal pain in previous 6 months, with 333 reporting symptoms consistent with the the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome. At least one of the Manning's symptoms was present in 307 out of 370 subjects (83%). The male female ratio was 5.3:1. Among males, 288 (35%) and among females 82 (53.2%) persons had at least some degree of abdominal discomfort. Other common symptoms were: excessive passage of wind (42.2%), irregular bowel habits (33%), excessive belching (30.8%), constipation (27.5) and feeling of incomplete evacuation(28.1%). About one third of the symptomatic subjects (134 or 36.2%) had seen a doctor or wanted to be seen by a specialist. Overall prevalence of the symptoms consistent with irritable bowel syndrome thus, is 33 per cent though only about a third of these may possibly consult a doctor. Follow up of all these patients for a mean duration of 8.3 months showed that no case of organic disease was picked up either by the scoring system or by the gastroenterologist. Symptoms consistent with the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome are see in almost one third of the study population residing in Wanoworie area of Pune.

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