Prognosis of patients with Rome IV-defined versus physician-diagnosed irritable bowel syndrome: Longitudinal follow-up study.

Vivek Chand GoodooryOrla F CraigDavid J GracieChristopher J Black Alexander Charles Ford

Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2021)

Although patients who met the Rome IV criteria had more severe symptoms at baseline and were more likely to exhibit psychological comorbidity, they did not appear to have a worse prognosis than those with physician-diagnosed IBS.

Keyphrases

irritable bowel syndrome
primary care
emergency department
sleep quality
early onset
cross sectional
tyrosine kinase
depressive symptoms
drug induced