Symptom profiles compatible with disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) in organic gastrointestinal diseases: A global population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with organic gastrointestinal (GI) diseases and diabetes mellitus (DM) can have concomitant disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI).

Objective

This study aimed to compare the global prevalence of DGBI-compatible symptom profiles in adults with and without self-reported organic GI diseases or DM.

Methods

Data were collected in a population-based internet survey in 26 countries, the Rome Foundation Global Epidemiology Study (n = 54,127). Individuals were asked if they had been diagnosed by a doctor with gastroesophageal reflux disease, peptic ulcer, coeliac disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), diverticulitis, GI cancer or DM. Individuals not reporting the organic diagnosis of interest were included in the reference group. DGBI-compatible symp

SUBMITTER: van Gils T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11497654 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature