Characteristics of, and natural history among, individuals with Rome IV functional bowel disorders.
Vivek Chand GoodooryLesley A HoughtonChristopher J BlackAlexander Charles FordPublished in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2021)
Individuals with Rome IV-defined IBS exhibited higher levels of anxiety, depression, or somatoform-type symptom reporting. IBS was the most stable and the likeliest disorder that the other four functional bowel disorders would fluctuate to.