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Functional Constipation and Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome in the General Population: Data from the GECCO Study
Joint Authors
Leinert, Johannes
Smid, Menno
Köhler, Thorsten
Schwille-Kiuntke, Juliane
Enck, Paul
Source
Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
The prevalence of constipation in the (German) population has been shown to be 14.9% in a telephone survey, but more detailed data are required to characterize the sociographics and clinical characteristics of persons with different types of functional constipation, either constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C) or functional constipation with or without meeting Rome criteria.
Methods.
Of 2239 constipated individuals identified during the telephone interview, 1037 (46.3%) were willing to provide a postal address for a questionnaire, of which 589 (56.8%) returned the questionnaire, inquiring about sociographic data, clinical symptoms, and health care behavior related to constipation, as well as health-related quality-of-life (SF12).
Subgroups of functionally constipated individuals were compared.
Results.
More than 50% of the respondents reported a somatic comorbid condition and/or regular medication intake that may contribute to constipation.
We split the remaining individuals (N=214) into three groups, matching Rome-criteria for IBS (IBS-C, n=64) and for functional constipation (FC-R, n=36) and FC not matching Rome criteria (n=114).
Nearly all sociographic and clinical characteristics were equal among them, and all individuals with constipation had similar and lowered QOL on the SF-12 physical health domain, but in IBS-C the scores were also significantly lower in comparison to FC-R and FC, in both the physical health and the mental health domain.
Conclusion.
Only a fraction of individuals with chronic constipation match Rome criteria for IBS-C or FC, but subgroups do not differ with respect to most other measures except quality-of-life profiles.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Enck, Paul& Leinert, Johannes& Smid, Menno& Köhler, Thorsten& Schwille-Kiuntke, Juliane. 2015. Functional Constipation and Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome in the General Population: Data from the GECCO Study. Gastroenterology Research and Practice،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104651
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Enck, Paul…[et al.]. Functional Constipation and Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome in the General Population: Data from the GECCO Study. Gastroenterology Research and Practice Vol. 2016, no. 2016 (2015), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104651
American Medical Association (AMA)
Enck, Paul& Leinert, Johannes& Smid, Menno& Köhler, Thorsten& Schwille-Kiuntke, Juliane. Functional Constipation and Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome in the General Population: Data from the GECCO Study. Gastroenterology Research and Practice. 2015. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104651
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1104651