Background/Aims Although chronic constipation is a common symptom, to date no international consensus has been reached regarding its definition. The aims of this study were (1) to investigate defecation habits and (2) to examine the prevalence of constipation using the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine (JSIM) and the Rome III criteria using an online survey. Methods An online questionnair...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Rome criteria classifying functional gastrointestinal disorder (FGID) were updated. The aims of this study were to assess the spectra of FGID and to evaluate the applicability of Rome III criteria in Korea. METHODS New patients who visited 2 primary clinics and 2 tertiary care hospitals were consecutively invited to complete questionnaires. These consisted of questionnaires fo...

Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) account for at least 40% of all referrals to gastroenterologists. Of the 33 recognized adult FGIDs, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most prevalent, with a worldwide prevalence estimated at 12%. IBS is an important health care concern as it greatly affects patients' quality of life and imposes a significant economic burden to the health care sy...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has been one of the commonly presented gastrointestinal disorders. It is of interest how commonly it presents in the society. Western studies indicated that most population-based IBS prevalences range 10%-15%. It is believed that IBS is prevalent in both East and West countries without a significant prevalence difference. Most recently, the Asia IBS prevalence has...

*Department of Biology, University Roma Tre, I-00146 Rome, Italy; †Interdepartmental Laboratory for Electron Microscopy, University Roma Tre, I-00146 Rome, Italy; ‡National Institute for Infectious Diseases Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Lazzaro Spallanzani, I-00149 Rome, Italy; §Department of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials, University of L’Aquila, I-67100 L...

BACKGROUND Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has been reported to be common in the West. Community surveys are lacking in the African setting. We determined the prevalence of IBS in a rural community setting in Nigeria. METHOD Questionnaires were administered to consenting individuals. Subjects satisfying the Rome II criteria for IBS were invited for physical examination at a health center to id...

Authors Antonella Di Fazio, Gabriele Mocci, Eugenio Rossini, Giuseppe D’Angelo, Andrea Lorelli, Andreas Jarosh (1) Telespazio, Via Tiburtina 965 00156 Rome (I), Email: [email protected], [email protected] (2) Space Engineering, Via dei Berio 91 00155 Rome (I), Email: [email protected], [email protected] (3) Ericsson Telecomunicazioni Italia, Via Anagnina 203 00040 Rome (I...

†SMC-INFM c/o Department of Physics University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’, and CNR-ISC via dei Taurini, 19 I-00185 Rome, Italy ‡CNRS, Lab. Cassiopée, OCA, BP 4229, 06304 Nice Cedex 4, France §Department of Physics and INFN, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’, Rome, Italy ¶Department of Physics and INFN, University of Torino, Torino, Italy ††CNRS, INLN, 1361 Route des Lucioles, F-06560 Valbonne, France...

OBJECTIVE To assess prevalence of dyspepsia and distribution of dyspepsia and frequent dyspepsia in subgroups of adults (20 years and older) according to their demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. METHODS A cross-sectional population-based study was carried out comprising 3,934 subjects living in Pelotas, Southern Brazil, from October 1999 to January 2000. Data was collected through...