Bidirectional Association between Asthma and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Two Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Studies.

Te-Chun ShenCheng-Li LinChang-Ching WeiChia-Hung ChenChih-Yen TuTe-Chun HsiaChuen-Ming ShihWu-Huei HsuFung-Chang SungChia-Hung Kao

Published in: PloS one (2016)

The present study suggests a bidirectional association between asthma and IBS. Atopy could be a shared pathophysiology underlying this association, deserving a further investigation.

Keyphrases

irritable bowel syndrome
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
allergic rhinitis
cross sectional
cystic fibrosis
air pollution