background: improving life is the main goal of therapeutic interventions for chronic diseases. although we needed to determine quality of life by various variables. this study aimed to determine quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) in kerman. materials and methods: this is a cross sectional study of 143 patients with ibs referred to a specialist, assessed by ibs-qol.3...

background: celiac disease (cd) may be misdiagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) resulting in long delays in diagnosing cd. there are contradictory reports on the association of cd with ibs.appropriateness of screening all patients with ibs for cd and how to screen them are still under question. materials and methods: in a cross-sectional study, 328 ibs patients (rome ii) referred to the p...

aim : the purpose of this study was to describe the occurrence of self report bloating and related factors in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (ibs). background : bloating symptoms are common in patients with ibs and have significant impact on normal daily function. patients and methods : this study was a community-based cross-sectional survey that conducted using a valid questionnaire ba...

Introduction: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common functional gastrointestinal disorder, which is characterized by the presence of abdominal pain or discomfort associated with altered bowel habits. This systematic review aimed to assess the nutritional factors (dietary patterns and food groups) associated with IBS. Methods: Articles were collected ...

background celiac disease occurs primarily in whites of northern european ancestry. previous beliefs about epidemiology of celiac disease in iran has changed after recent studies on the disease. the aim of this study is to find the frequency of celiac disease among patients with irritable bowel syndrome. materials and methods during one-year period (2006-07), patients with irritable bowel syndr...

background: ibs is the most common disorder diagnosed by gastroenterologists, which is seen in approximately 40-50% of patients seeking care from a specialist. several randomized controlled trials, have assessed the therapeutic effect of anti-depressant drugs, but there is not enough evidence to prove their effectiveness. materials and methods: fifty cases meeting rome ii criteria for ibs with ...

constipation isa common clinical problem that can be functional or organic in origin. thiscondition sometimes overlaps with irritable bowel syndrome. initially, theclinician should differentiate between true and false constipation by clinicaland preclinical evidence such as colonic transit time. numerous patients believethat all defecation problems are called constipation and use laxatives with...

background: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is a dise ase or functional gastrointestinal disorder, which appears to be associated with mental disorders, including anxiety. ibs seems to be involved in the creation and prevalence of anxiety, which varies in different societies. the purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of anxiety and its relationship with ibs among students of payam...

background : this study aimed to evaluate psychometric characteristics (diagnostic validity and reliability) of quality of life questionnaire in irritable bowel syndrome (ibs-qol) which is a popular inter-cultural measure. materials and methods: according to rome ii criteria 126 patients were included by the caring physician in alzahra and noor hospital clinics in isfahan, iran. results: eight ...