To Study the Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Punjab
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 8
Abstract
Abstract:Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are very common worldwide and include IBS which is seen in approximately 15%-20% of the world population. Prevalence of IBS varies and depends on the criteria used. The prevalence of IBS in various Asian countries is 5% - 10%, 7.5% in an urban community in India and 4% in rural community study from north India. IBS can markedly reduce the quality of life and work productivity. There is paucity of studies exploring the prevalence of IBS in our region, so we conducted this study to document the prevalence of IBS in our region.We conducted a study after taking permission from institutional research and ethical committee and Study subjects included a mix of patient’s relatives,hospital staff, students and general population. IBS was diagnosed on Rome III criteria. A simple 8 point objective questionnaire based on Rome III IBS module was used and was translated into local language for the benefit of the local population. A total of 2512 subjects completed the study. The prevalence of IBS in our study was 12.6% among the subtypes of IBS, IBS-D constitutes 33.8%, IBS-C was present in 23.7%, IBS-M was present in 30.3% and IBS-U constituted 12.2% of subjects with IBS.In our study the prevalence of IBS was 12.6% in general population and we suggest further studies on a large scale to document prevalence of IBS and its implications in Punjab. Keywords:Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Prevalence, Punjab, Population
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Gupta Vitull K, Goyal Anil, Gupta Meghna, TanvirKaur Sidhu, Maria K
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