Antibiotic use but not gastrointestinal infection frequently precedes first diagnosis of functional gastrointestinal disorders.
Michael P JonesAyesha ShahMarjorie M WalkerNatasha A KoloskiGerald J HoltmannNicholas J TalleyPublished in: United European gastroenterology journal (2021)
These data indicate that antibiotics are prescribed prior to FGID diagnosis in a significant minority of care-seeking FGID patients, opening the potential for this medication to contribute to the pathophysiology. APs appears to mostly be for non-gastrointestinal conditions.