1.Subtypes and Symptomatology of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Children and Adolescents: A School-based Survey Using Rome III Criteria.
Shaman RAJINDRAJITH ; Niranga M DEVANARAYANA
Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility 2012;18(3):298-304
BACKGROUND/AIMS: This study was conducted with objectives of assessing subtypes of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in children aged 10-16 years, their symptomatology and gender differences. METHODS: For this survey, 107 children who fulfilled Rome III criteria for IBS and 1,610 healthy controls were recruited from 8 randomly selected schools, in 4 provinces in Sri Lanka. Data was collected using a previously validated, self administered questionnaire. RESULTS: Constipation predominant, diarrhea predominant and mixed type IBS were almost equally distributed (27%-28%), while unsubtyped IBS had a lower prevalence (17.8%). IBS was more common in girls (59.8% vs 40.2% in boys, P = 0.001). Bloating, flatulence, burping, headache and limb pain were significantly higher in affected children (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the distribution of IBS subtypes among Sri Lankan children and adolescents and its female preponderance. This study also shows a higher prevalence of other intestinal-related and extraintestinal somatic symptoms among affected children.
Adolescent
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Aged
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Child
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Constipation
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Diarrhea
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Extremities
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Female
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Flatulence
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Headache
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Humans
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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Prevalence
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Rome
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Sri Lanka
2.Obesity and Functional Gastrointestinal Diseases in Children (Int J Obes Lond Published Online First: 2 May 2014. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2014.67).
Shaman RAJINDRAJITH ; Niranga M DEVANARAYANA ; Marc A BENNINGA
Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility 2014;20(3):414-416
No abstract available.
Child*
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Gastrointestinal Diseases*
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Humans
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Obesity*