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Title: | Asian consensus on irritable bowel syndrome |
Authors: | Kok Ann Gwee Young Tae Bak Uday Chand Ghoshal Sutep Gonlachanvit Oh Young Lee Kwong Ming Fock Andrew Seng Boon Chua Ching Liang Lu Khean Lee Goh Chomsri Kositchaiwat Govind Makharia Hyo Jin Park Full Young Chang Shin Fukudo Myung Gyu Choi Shobna Bhatia Meiyun Ke Xiaohua Hou Michio Hongo Gleneagles Hospital Korea University Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences Lucknow Chulalongkorn University Hanyang University Changi General Hospital Ipoh Gastro Centre Veterans General Hospital-Taipei University of Malaya Mahidol University All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi Severance Hospital National Yang-Ming University, School of Medicine Tohoku University School of Medicine The Catholic University of Korea King Edward Memorial Hospital India Peking Union Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Tohoku University Hospital |
Keywords: | Medicine |
Issue Date: | 1-Jan-2010 |
Citation: | Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia). Vol.25, No.7 (2010), 1189-1205 |
Abstract: | Background and Aims: Many of the ideas on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are derived from studies conducted in Western societies. Their relevance to Asian societies has not been critically examined. Our objectives were to bring to attention important data from Asian studies, articulate the experience and views of our Asian experts, and provide a relevant guide on this poorly understood condition for doctors and scientists working in Asia. Methods: A multinational group of physicians from Asia with special interest in IBS raised statements on IBS pertaining to symptoms, diagnosis, epidemiology, infection, pathophysiology, motility, management, and diet. A modified Delphi approach was employed to present and grade the quality of evidence, and determine the level of agreement. Results: We observed that bloating and symptoms associated with meals were prominent complaints among our IBS patients. In the majority of our countries, we did not observe a female predominance. In some Asian populations, the intestinal transit times in healthy and IBS patients appear to be faster than those reported in the West. High consultation rates were observed, particularly in the more affluent countries. There was only weak evidence to support the perception that psychological distress determines health-care seeking. Dietary factors, in particular, chili consumption and the high prevalence of lactose malabsorption, were perceived to be aggravating factors, but the evidence was weak. Conclusions: This detailed compilation of studies from different parts of Asia, draws attention to Asian patients' experiences of IBS. © 2010 Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation and Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd. |
URI: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=77954002828&origin=inward http://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/dspace/handle/123456789/29891 |
ISSN: | 14401746 08159319 |
Appears in Collections: | Scopus 2006-2010 |
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