Symptom Stability in Rome IV vs Rome III Irritable Bowel Syndrome

• Published in: The American journal of gastroenterology Vol. 116; no. 2; pp. 362 - 371
• Main Authors: Barberio, Brigida, Houghton, Lesley A., Yiannakou, Yan, Savarino, Edoardo V., Black, Christopher J., Ford, Alexander C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wolters Kluwer 01.02.2021; Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Subjects: Abdomen; Abdominal Pain - physiopathology; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anxiety; Constipation; Constipation - physiopathology; Diarrhea; Diarrhea - physiopathology; Disease Progression; Female; Gastroenterology; Humans; Irritable bowel syndrome; Irritable Bowel Syndrome - classification; Irritable Bowel Syndrome - diagnosis; Irritable Bowel Syndrome - physiopathology; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Middle Aged; Pain; Patients; Primary care; Questionnaires; Young Adult

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic functional bowel disorder, which follows a relapsing and remitting course. Little is known about how evolving definitions of IBS or treatment for the condition affect symptom stability. We conducted a 12-month longitudinal follow-up study of individuals wh...