Epidemiology of IBS

Rok Seon Choung; G Richard Locke 3rd

doi:10.1016/j.gtc.2010.12.006

Epidemiology of IBS

Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2011 Mar;40(1):1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2010.12.006.

Authors

Rok Seon Choung¹, G Richard Locke 3rd

Affiliation

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.

PMID: 21333897
DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2010.12.006

Abstract

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder. Because not everyone needs to seek care, population-based studies are needed to truly understand the epidemiology of IBS. About 10% of the population has IBS at any one time and about 200 people per 100,000 will receive an initial diagnosis of IBS over the course of a year. IBS patients are more frequently younger in age, and a female predominance has been observed in Western countries and tertiary care settings. IBS patients commonly report overlapping upper GI, as well as a variety of non-GI, complaints.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Comorbidity
Gastrointestinal Diseases / epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Irritable Bowel Syndrome / epidemiology*
Irritable Bowel Syndrome / physiopathology
Prevalence
Severity of Illness Index