Post-infection irritable bowel syndrome following Coronavirus disease-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Akash MathurUmair ShamsPiyush MishraShikha SahuMahesh K GoenkaUjjala GhoshalUday Chand GhoshalPublished in: Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (2024)
Patients with COVID-19 are more likely to develop post-COVID-19 IBS than healthy controls. The heterogeneity of studies, different criteria used by various studies to diagnose post-COVID-19 IBS and some studies not meeting the six-month follow-up duration of the Rome criteria for diagnosing IBS are limitations of this systematic review.