Association between Endometriosis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Eating Disorders: ENDONUT Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), eating disorders (ED) and endometriosis share common pathophysiological mechanisms, involving alterations of the gut-brain axis. The aim of the ENDONUT pilot study was to investigate an association between these three diseases by screening for IBS and ED in patients with endometriosis.

Method

We included patients from the CIRENDO cohort (Inter-Regional North-West Cohort of women with ENDOmetriosis) with a recent documented diagnosis of endometriosis of less than 4 years, regardless of age, date of onset of symptoms, type of endometriosis (digestive or not), with or without endometriosis-related digestive surgery. Validated questionnaires were used to screen for IBS (Rome IV, Francis score), ED (SCOFF-F, EAT-26), and anxiety/

SUBMITTER: Aupetit A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9571159 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature