Journal article
No increase in prevalence of somatization in functional vs organic dyspepsia: a cross‐sectional survey
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Psychological factors are associated with functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. Literature suggests that somatization is associated with functional dyspepsia (FD). However, the relationship between organic dyspepsia (OD), FD, and FD subtypes and somatization is poorly described. We aimed to examine this issue in a cross-sectional study of secondary care patients.
METHODS: Demographic and GI symptom data were collected from …
Authors
Gracie DJ; Bercik P; Morgan DG; Bolino C; Pintos-Sanchez MI; Moayyedi P; Ford AC
Journal
Neurogastroenterology & Motility, Vol. 27, No. 7, pp. 1024–1031
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
July 2015
DOI
10.1111/nmo.12578
ISSN
1350-1925