[Irritable bowel syndrome in adults attending to medical offices at UMF].

作者信息

Leyva-Jiménez Rafael, Olvera-Torres Petra, Alvarez-Córdova María Mayela, Alcántar-Saldívar Edgar Luis

机构信息

Medicina Familiar, Hospital General de Subzona con Unidad de Medicina Familiar 7, San Francisco del Rincón, Guanajuato, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México.

出版信息

Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc. 2006 Sep-Oct;44(5):473-9.

PMID:17207409

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

To determine the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in adults between 20-49 years of age that are attended at a medical offices at UMF 53 of the IMSS, León, Guanajuato.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

All adult patients between 20-49 years old that attended medical offices at UMF 53 were carried out a survey to diagnose SII according to the approaches of Rome II.

RESULTS

246 patients were studied, 85 patients (35%) had a diagnosis of IBS. Of those 85 patients, 8 patients (9%) had IBS with prevalence of diarrhea, 41 patients (48%) to the subgroup of IBS had prevalence of constipation and 32 patients (42%) with IBS had alternating symptoms; 18 patients (21%) they were men and 67 patients (79%) were women.

CONCLUSIONS

Prevalence of IBS in adults between 20-49 year-old attending to medical offices at UMF 53 of the IMSS, León, Guanajuato, is of 35%, being more frequent the IBS with constipation.

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