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Risk of inflammatory bowel disease following a diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome

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Title
Risk of inflammatory bowel disease following a diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome
Published in
BMC Gastroenterology, May 2012
DOI 10.1186/1471-230x-12-55
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Authors

Chad K Porter, Brooks D Cash, Mark Pimentel, Akintunde Akinseye, Mark S Riddle

Abstract

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) symptoms often overlap. In some IBS cases there are subtle inflammatory changes similar to the immune-mediated pathophysiology of IBD, and the risk of both increases after infectious gastroenteritis (IGE).

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Malaysia 1 1%
United Kingdom 1 1%
France 1 1%
Canada 1 1%
Unknown 78 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 18 22%
Student > Ph. D. Student 13 16%
Student > Bachelor 9 11%
Other 9 11%
Student > Master 6 7%
Other 15 18%
Unknown 12 15%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 34 41%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 9 11%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 5%
Immunology and Microbiology 4 5%
Engineering 3 4%
Other 12 15%
Unknown 16 20%