Cultural factors influencing Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in the East

Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility
Kee-Huat Chuah, Sanjiv Mahadeva

Abstract

Culture forms an integral aspect of environmental factors which influences disease presentation and clinical outcomes in functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs). In this review, the role of culture in FGIDs in the East is briefly explored with regards to symptom presentation and diagnostic issues, lifestyle and cultural habits, epidemiology, and healthcare seeking behavior. In both functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome, symptom presentation and disease sub-typing in Asians are known to differ from their Western counterparts, possibly relating to cultural dietary practices and from cultural perception of symptoms. Dietary patterns, together with defecating practices are explored as factors contributing to a lower prevalence of constipation in the East. An urban-rural difference in the prevalence of FGIDs in Asia is attributed to a change in dietary patterns in rapidly developing urban communities, together with an increased level of psychological morbidity. Lastly, cultural attitudes towards traditional/local remedies, variation in healthcare systems, anxiety regarding organic disease, and religious practices have been shown to influence healthcare seeking behavior among FGID patients in the East.

References

Nov 1, 1984·Postgraduate Medical Journal·J H Cummings
Sep 1, 1995·Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology·T K ChowB H Hsu-Hage
May 11, 1999·The American Journal of Gastroenterology·M L WongH C Ye
Jan 5, 2000·The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition·S KimB M Popkin
Nov 28, 2002·Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology·Ambrose Chi-Pong KwanHon Yuen
Mar 19, 2003·Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics·A P S HunginF Mearin
Aug 28, 2003·Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics·H B El-Serag, N J Talley
Nov 5, 2003·Neurourology and Urodynamics·Gin-Den ChenLong-Yau Lin
Apr 20, 2004·The American Journal of Gastroenterology·Peter D R Higgins, John F Johanson
May 7, 2004·The American Journal of Gastroenterology·Kok-Ann GweeDamian J C Png
Nov 15, 2006·The American Journal of Gastroenterology·Khean-Lee GohNavaratnam Parasakthi
Feb 14, 2008·BMC Gastroenterology·George PeppasMatthew E Falagas
Jan 7, 2009·Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology : the Official Clinical Practice Journal of the American Gastroenterological Association·Yehuda RingelSuzanne F Cook
Oct 1, 2009·Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology·Kok-Ann GweeUday Chand Ghoshal
Oct 2, 2009·Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology : Official Journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association·Irin PerveenMohammed M Rahman
Feb 18, 2010·The American Journal of Gastroenterology·Joseph Y ChangNicholas J Talley
Feb 25, 2010·The American Journal of Gastroenterology·Sanjiv MahadevaKhean-Lee Goh
Jul 3, 2010·Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology·Kok-Ann GweeUNKNOWN Asian Neurogastroenterology and Motility Association
Nov 26, 2010·Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility·Full-Young ChangTseng-Shing Chen
Mar 5, 2011·Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology : Official Journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association·Shahab AbidWasim Jafri
Jul 12, 2011·Neurogastroenterology and Motility : the Official Journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society·S MahadevaK-L Goh
Dec 7, 2011·Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology·Hiroto MiwaYoung-Tae Bak
Feb 2, 2012·Neurogastroenterology and Motility : the Official Journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society·H Miwa
Feb 11, 2012·Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility·Sanjiv MahadevaKhean-Lee Goh
Apr 5, 2012·The American Journal of Gastroenterology·Alexander C FordPaul Moayyedi
Jan 30, 2013·Nature Reviews. Gastroenterology & Hepatology·Hidekazu Suzuki, Paul Moayyedi
Jul 23, 2013·Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility·Yeong Yeh Lee, Andrew Seng Boon Chua
Sep 4, 2013·Indian Journal of Gastroenterology : Official Journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology·Uday C GhoshalHarsh Udawat
Nov 20, 2014·Gut·Yu-Jen FangUNKNOWN Taiwan Gastrointestinal Disease and Helicobacter Consortium
Sep 4, 2015·Neurogastroenterology and Motility : the Official Journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society·S Mahadeva, A C Ford

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Feb 13, 2020·Neurogastroenterology and Motility : the Official Journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society·Yu WangCun-Zhi Liu
Aug 28, 2020·Frontiers in Psychology·Norfilza Mohd MokhtarRaja Affendi Raja Ali
Nov 24, 2020·Indian Journal of Gastroenterology : Official Journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology·Omesh GoyalAjit Sood
Jul 7, 2020·Minerva gastroenterologica e dietologica·Elena MossoRinaldo Pellicano
Apr 4, 2021·Journal of Clinical Medicine·Silvia BonettoRinaldo Pellicano
Apr 21, 2021·Journal of Pediatric Psychology·Katlyn GarrJulianne Origlio
Jul 27, 2021·Gastroenterology Clinics of North America·Ami D Sperber
Aug 6, 2021·Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology·Sanjiv Mahadeva
Aug 22, 2021·Digestive Diseases and Sciences·Kee Huat ChuahYeong Yeh Lee
Jun 12, 2020·Current Drug Discovery Technologies·Maryam Azimi, Mohammad Javad Zahedi

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Acta Medica Croatica : C̆asopis Hravatske Akademije Medicinskih Znanosti
N Mrduljaš-Dujić
Digestive and Liver Disease : Official Journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver
Michel BouchouchaRobert Benamouzig
Psychiatria Hungarica : A Magyar Pszichiátriai Társaság tudományos folyóirata
Zoltán Kovács, Ferencs Kovács
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved