Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patient Experience: A Survey of Patient-Reported Symptoms by Irritable Bowel Syndrome Subtype and Impact on Quality of Life.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic, debilitating, functional gastrointestinal disorder with symptoms of abdominal pain, bloating, and altered bowel behaviours of constipation (IBS-C), diarrhea (IBS-D), or a mixture of both (IBS-M). There is limited information published on the impact of symptoms on everyday life in the Canadian population.

Methods

An online survey was conducted with individuals diagnosed with IBS to capture the severity and frequency of patient-reported symptoms, including impact on productivity, quality of life, healthcare utilization, treatment access, and corresponding symptom relief. Responses from the three subtypes of IBS were categorized to illustrate differences among these.

Results

There were 2,470 qualified respondents (f

SUBMITTER: Bhinder G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10723935 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature