Sleep disturbances in the irritable bowel syndrome and functional dyspepsia are independent of psychological distress: a population-based study of 1322 Australians.
Natasha A KoloskiMichael P JonesMarjorie M WalkerSimon KeelyGerald J HoltmannNicholas J TalleyPublished in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2021)
Both IBS and FD, and most of their major subtypes except IBS-C, are associated with a range of sleep disturbances. These sleep problems do not appear to be explained by psychological factors and may play an independent role in the pathophysiology.