background premenstrual syndrome (pms) is a group of disorders that many girls and women suffer from. it is well known that an appropriate diet as well as environmental factors plays a major role in quality of life. objectives this study evaluates food patterns for university student girls who suffer from pms and are healthy. materials and methods eighty-six university student girls from ahvaz ...

Background Esophageal multichannel intraluminal impedance-pH monitoring has become one of the preferred tests to correlate observed reflux-like behaviors with esophageal reflux events. The Gastroesophageal reflux disease Assessment Symptom Questionnaire is a validated tool used to distinguish infants with gastroesophageal reflux disease from healthy children. The aim of this study was to determ...

BACKGROUND The diagnosis of somatisation disorder in DSM-IV was based on 'medically unexplained' symptoms, which is unsatisfactory. AIMS To determine the value of a total somatic symptom score as a predictor of health status and healthcare use after adjustment for anxiety, depression and general medical illness. METHOD Data from nine population-based studies (total n = 28 377) were analysed...

OBJECTIVES Overactive bladder (OAB) is a common symptom syndrome with urgency, urinary frequency, and urgency incontinence. To collectively express OAB symptoms, we developed the overactive bladder symptom score (OABSS). METHODS Four symptoms--daytime frequency, nighttime frequency, urgency, and urgency incontinence--were scored. The weighing score was based on a secondary analysis of an epid...