Comorbidity in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

2007207 citationsJournal Article

Authors

William E. Whitehead · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Olafur S. Palsson · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Rona L. Levy · University of Washington

Andrew D. Feld · University of Washington

Michael J. Turner · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Michael Von Korff · University of Puget Sound

Abstract

Comorbidity in IBS is due to a general amplification of symptom reporting and physician consultation rather than a few unique associations; this suggests biased symptom perception rather than shared pathophysiology. Comorbidity is influenced by, but is not explained by, psychiatric illness. Excess comorbidity is present in only a subset of IBS patients.

Topics & Keywords

Gastrointestinal motility and disorders Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies Infant Health and Development

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volume 102, Issue 12, pp. 2767-2776

DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01540.x

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 6.68