PMID: 15239910Jul 9, 2004Paper

Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome: a community survey

The British Journal of General Practice : the Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
Sue WilsonSukhdev Singh

Abstract

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common health problem affecting a substantial proportion of the population. Many individuals with symptoms of IBS do not seek medical attention or have stopped consulting because of disillusionment with current treatment options. Such patients may choose to re-consult with the advent of new therapies with a resulting impact on health services. To generate reliable estimates of the prevalence of IBS by age, sex and symptom group. Postal survey. Patients selected from registers of eight general practices in north and west Birmingham. Eight thousand six hundred and forty-six patients aged >or=18 years were randomly selected from practice lists. Selected patients received a questionnaire, which included diagnostic criteria for IBS. A second questionnaire, seeking more detailed information, was sent to those whose responses indicated the presence of IBS symptoms. Of the 8386 patients surveyed 4807 (57.3%) useable replies were received. The community-based prevalence of IBS was 10.5% (6.6% of men and 14.0% of women). Overall the symptom profiles were characterised by diarrhoea (25.4%), constipation (24.1%) and alternating symptoms (46.7%). Over half (56%) of all patients had consulted their general...Continue Reading

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