Prospective study evaluating immune-mediated mechanisms and predisposing factors underlying persistent postinfectious abdominal complaints.

Morgane V FlorensSander Van WanrooyJames DooleyJavier Aguilera-LizarragaWinde VanbrabantMira M WoutersLukas Van OudenhoveWilly E PeetermansAdrian ListonGuy E Boeckxstaens

Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2019)

The incidence of PI-IBS is low following travelers' diarrhea and there is need for larger studies investigating the role of immune activation in PI-IBS. Psychological factors before infection and the severity of symptoms shortly after infection are risk factors for the persistence of PI-AC.

Keyphrases

irritable bowel syndrome
risk factors
sleep quality
case control
depressive symptoms
physical activity