Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the symptomatology of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) among health care professionals attending an IBS symposium in a tertiary care university hospital. Method: A questionnaire designed to incorporate Manning and Rome II criteria was distributed among participants of an IBS symposium, most of them were health care professionals. A total of 100 questionnaires were distributed, 41 had symptoms fulfilling criteria of IBS. In these patients male: female ratio was 28:13 with age range 18-68. Results: The predominant symptom was abdominal pain 87.8% (36/41) which was aggravated post-prandially 72.2% (29/41), relieved following defecation in 87% (35/41) with a sense of incomplete evacuation 85.3% (35/41) and distention after defecation in 80.4% (33/41). Anxiety and depression was present in 80% (33/41) as an extra intestinal symptom. Conclusion: Irritable bowel syndrome is common in health care workers with intestinal and extraintestinal manifestations being equally common.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 405-407 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2003 |