Drossman D A, Sandler R S, McKee D C, Lovitz A J
Gastroenterology. 1982 Sep;83(3):529-34.
To understand the disorders of bowel motility, it is important to know the range of bowel patterns in the general population. We have devised a brief self-administered questionnaire which, when used among a group of 789 students and hospital employees, disclosed that 94.2% had stool frequencies between three per day and three per week, and that 17.1% had bowel dysfunction. When compared with the remaining sample, the bowel dysfunction group was predominantly female. This group also reported more often that stress influenced their bowel function, and more often used laxatives and visited physicians for bowel complaints. Further medical evaluation to characterize this subgroup is needed. We believe that selection, for psychologic and physiologic study, of subjects with bowel dysfunction not seeking health care will provide a needed comparison group in our understanding of patients with irritable bowel syndrome.
为了解肠道动力障碍，了解普通人群的排便模式范围很重要。我们设计了一份简短的自填式问卷，在一组789名学生和医院员工中使用时发现，94.2%的人每天排便次数在3次至每周3次之间，17.1%的人存在肠道功能障碍。与其余样本相比，肠道功能障碍组以女性为主。该组还更频繁地报告压力会影响其肠道功能，并且更频繁地使用泻药并因肠道问题就医。需要进一步的医学评估来对该亚组进行特征描述。我们认为，选择未寻求医疗保健的肠道功能障碍受试者进行心理和生理研究，将为我们理解肠易激综合征患者提供一个必要的对照组。
