Women with irritable bowel syndrome according to Rome II criteria in Jordan. | [Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences • 2008]

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1. Kassab Harfoushi: Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Division, King Hussein Medical Center, Amman, Jordan

Abstract:

Objectives: To characterize the possible risk factors, clinical features and outcome for women referred with abdominal pain and who subsequently underwent investigations including colonoscopy and were normal. Methodology: Analysis of the records of 600 women with abdominal pain referred to G.I clinics in three hospitals related to the Royal Medical Services in Jordan between January 2001 and April 2006 who subsequently underwent variable gastrointestinal investigations. Subjects were divided according to results as women with underlying cause for their abdominal pain and women with normal investigations and considered as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) using Rome II criteria. Results: Four hundred twenty two (70%) women had normal investigations and 178 (30%) had underlying cause. Social restrictions (family or cultural limitations) were the only possible risk factors more frequently encountered in women with irritable bowel syndrome group (P

Page(s): 136-141

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Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Year: 2008

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