Background/Aims The prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has risen considerably over the past decade in Singapore. We aim to explore the contribution of changes in diet, lifestyle and habits that may contribute to the increased prevalence and development of IBS. Methods This is a survey-based cross-sectional population study aimed to gather demographic, socio-economical, lifestyle, di...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Migraine is frequently accompanied by symptoms consistent with functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs). This study evaluated the prevalence of functional gastrointestinal symptoms and assessed the symptoms' relationship with the concomitant functional symptoms of anxiety, depression, and headache-related disability. METHODS This prospective study included 109 patients wi...

Dear Editor, 1 The Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases in Shahid Beheshti Medical University (Iran) designed a cross-sectional household survey conducted from May 2006 to December 2007 in Tehran province, which aimed to find the prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms and Functional disorders using Rome III criteria (1, 2). A total of 18180 adult persons drawn up randomly...

BACKGROUND Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) entail several distinct conditions that collectively account for a sizeable proportion of patients complaining of abdominal pain. Physicians' awareness is fundamental to avoid unnecessary evaluations and to alleviate stress-related problems. This study aimed to assess the relative frequencies of FGIDs and related categories in a selected ...

Background. Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are common in the general population worldwide. However, there is paucity of large sale surveys for prevalence of FGID in the military personnel. Methods. It is a cross-sectional study, using Rome III criteria for the diagnosis of FGID among the Chinese Air Force (CAF) workers. Results. Of 4633 registered male subjects, there were 818 (1...

Table 1. Diagnostic criteria of ROME III. Backround: Chronic constipation is a common, chronic and frequent problem of the general population. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of defecography in diagnosing the etiology of constipation and the relation between constipation and rectocele. Material-method: We have investigated 250 patients who have been admitted to our general surge...

GIOVANNI F. TORELLI,1 MICHAEL M. MEGUID,1 LYLE L. MOLDAWER,2 CARL K. EDWARDS III,3 HYUNE-JU KIM,4 JANNA L. CARTER,1 ALESSANDRO LAVIANO,5 AND FILIPPO ROSSI FANELLI5 1Surgical Metabolism and Nutrition Laboratory, Department of Surgery, University Hospital, State University of New York Health Science Center, 13210; 4Department of Mathematics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244; 2Departm...

Improvement of social hygiene and decreased H. pylori prevalence has resulted in the decrease of gastric organic diseases such as gastric ulcers and/or cancers. However, the number of patients with dyspeptic symptoms does not seem to have decreased, probably due to increased life stress and complicated social structures. Accordingly the attention to functional dyspepsia is rapidly increasing, a...