Epidemiology of disorders of gut-brain interaction in Belgium and differences between two language groups: Results from the Rome foundation global epidemiology study.
B W L C M BroedersElise DevolderMichael P JonesMagnus SimrénShrikant I BangdiwalaAmi D SperberOlafur S PalssonJan TackPublished in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2023)
The results of this first in-depth analysis of Rome IV DGBI in Belgium show a higher prevalence for some DGBI in the French-speaking cohort, and a larger associated disease burden. These differences between language/culture groups in the same country support the psychosocial pathophysiological model of DGBI.