Journal article
Psychometric scores and persistence of irritable bowel after infectious diarrhoea
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Although previous studies have shown that psychological disturbances are frequently associated with the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), the relation was not necessarily cause and effect. The development of chronic bowel symptoms resembling IBS after an episode of acute gastroenteritis has allowed us to examine prospectively the role of psychological factors.
METHODS: 75 patients with acute gastroenteritis completed a series of …
Authors
Gwee KA; Read NW; Graham JC; McKendrick MW; Collins SM; Marshall JS; Walters SJ
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 347, No. 8995, pp. 150–153
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
1 1996
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(96)90341-4
ISSN
0140-6736