Gastrointestinal symptoms in abused nonpatient women

• Published in: BMC women's health Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 655 - 15
• Main Authors: Pallotta, Nadia, Ribichini, Emanuela, Pezzotti, Patrizio, Belardi, Francesca, Ciccantelli, Barbara, Rivera, Margherita, Corazziari, Enrico Stefano
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 21.12.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Abused women; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Attorneys; Chronic gastrointestinal disorders; Chronic illnesses; DGBI; Fecal incontinence; Female; Gastrointestinal Diseases - epidemiology; Gastrointestinal Diseases - etiology; Gastrointestinal symptoms; Health; Health aspects; Humans; Irritable bowel syndrome; Middle Aged; Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; Physical abuse; Physical Abuse - statistics & numerical data; Questionnaires; Self sufficiency; Sexual abuse; Sexual assault; Sociodemographics; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Variables; Violence; Womens health; Young Adult; Italy; Gastrointestinal symptoms; DGBI; Health; Abuse severity measure; Sexual abuse; Physical abuse; Chronic gastrointestinal disorders

Severely abused nonpatient women report a high number of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and GI syndromes. Little is known about whether the abuse‒symptom relationship varies across different life, social, and community conditions. To comparatively assess the timing, type and severity of physical and...