Journal article
Post‐infectious IBS: Defining its clinical features and prognosis using an internet‐based survey
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal infection is an important risk factor for developing irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Our aim was to characterise post-infectious IBS (PI-IBS) compared to other IBS patients.
METHODS: An internet survey of IBS patients using Rome III diagnostic questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Patient Health Questionnaire-12 Somatic Symptom (PHQ12-SS) scale score documenting the mode of onset was …
Authors
Card T; Enck P; Barbara G; Boeckxstaens GE; Santos J; Azpiroz F; Mearin F; Aziz Q; Marshall J; Spiller R
Journal
United European Gastroenterology Journal, Vol. 6, No. 8, pp. 1245–1253
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
October 2018
DOI
10.1177/2050640618779923
ISSN
2050-6406