Symptom severity and clinical characteristics of patients with bloating.

Catherine P GardinerPrashant SinghSarah BallouRifu HassanVanessa YuAnthony J LemboJudy NeeJohanna Iturrino

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

Severe bloating is associated with younger age, and with more severe abdominal pain, constipation, and somatization. Patients who met criteria for functional constipation and functional dyspepsia are more likely to experience severe bloating.

Keyphrases

abdominal pain
early onset
irritable bowel syndrome
helicobacter pylori infection
patient reported