Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Baronissi Campus, University of Salerno, 84081 Baronissi, Italy.
Asl Napoli2Nord, 80027 Naples, Italy.
Nutrients. 2023 May 27;15(11):2501. doi: 10.3390/nu15112501.
BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are very common in subjects with eating disorders (EDs). This study aimed to (a) investigate the prevalence of gut-brain interaction disorders (DGBIs) in anorexia nervosa (AN) patients, according to ROME IV criteria; and (b) explore AN psychopathological assets and disgust that might impact GI symptoms. METHODS: Thirty-eight female patients consecutively diagnosed with untreated AN (age 19.32 ± 5.59) in an outpatient clinic devoted to EDs underwent Eating Disorder Inventory-3 (EDI-3), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Social Phobia Anxiety Scale (SPAS), Body Uneasiness Test (BUT), and Disgust Scale (DS) questionnaires. The presence of DGBIs was evaluated and GI symptoms were assessed using a standardized intensity-frequency questionnaire. RESULTS: A total of 94.7% of our sample met the diagnostic criteria for functional dyspepsia (FD), of which 88.8% presented the postprandial distress syndrome (PDS) subtype and 41.6% presented the epigastric pain syndrome (EPS) subtype. In addition, 52.6% of the sample met the diagnostic criteria for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), while for functional constipation (FC), prevalence reached 7.9%. All participants presented a pathological score on the disgust scale. Significant correlations were found between several GI symptoms and psychopathological asset and disgust. CONCLUSIONS: AN is a multifactorial disorder. It is necessary to implement studies with an integrated approach, taking into account DGBIs, as well as to monitor the emotional-cognitive structure that acts as a factor in maintaining the disorder.
背景:胃肠道(GI)症状在饮食障碍(ED)患者中非常常见。本研究旨在:(a)根据罗马 IV 标准,调查神经性厌食症(AN)患者的肠-脑相互作用障碍(DGBIs)的患病率;(b)探索可能影响 GI 症状的 AN 精神病理学特征和厌恶感。
方法:38 名在专门治疗 ED 的门诊诊所中被诊断为未经治疗的 AN(年龄 19.32±5.59)的女性患者接受了饮食障碍问卷-3(EDI-3)、医院焦虑和抑郁量表(HADS)、社交恐惧症焦虑量表(SPAS)、身体不适测试(BUT)和厌恶量表(DS)的评估。评估了 DGBIs 的存在,并使用标准化的强度-频率问卷评估了 GI 症状。
结果:我们的样本中有 94.7%符合功能性消化不良(FD)的诊断标准,其中 88.8%为餐后不适综合征(PDS)亚型,41.6%为上腹痛综合征(EPS)亚型。此外,52.6%的样本符合肠易激综合征(IBS)的诊断标准,而功能性便秘(FC)的患病率为 7.9%。所有参与者在厌恶量表上的得分都偏高。几项 GI 症状与精神病理学特征和厌恶感之间存在显著相关性。
结论:AN 是一种多因素疾病。有必要采用综合方法进行研究,考虑 DGBIs,以及监测作为维持该疾病的因素的情绪认知结构。
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