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Am J Gastroenterol. 2004 Jan;99(1):131-7.
Rectal function and bowel habit in irritable bowel syndrome.
Distrutti E, Salvioli B, Azpiroz F, Malagelada JR.
Digestive System Research Unit, University Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
OBJECTIVES: Rectal compliance may influence rectal perception, but their functional implications remain incompletely understood. Our aim was to determine whether rectal function is related to bowel habit in the irritable bowel syndrome. METHODS: The responses to fixed tension rectal distension applied by means of a tensostat were compared among constipation-predominant (n = 9), diarrhea-predominant (n = 7), alternating habit (n = 11) irritable syndrome subgroups, and healthy controls (n = 15). RESULTS: Overall, patients had normal rectal compliance and increased perception, but compliance was lower in diarrhea-predominant as compared to constipation-predominant patients (6.7 +/- 0.7 ml/mmHg vs. 9.9 +/- 0.7 ml/mmHg, respectively; p < 0.05) and perception was higher (39 +/- 6 g vs. 64 +/- 9 g tolerance, respectively; p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Distinctive tensosensitivity and compliance characterize rectal function in irritable bowel syndrome subgroups with different bowel habit.
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Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2004 Jan 1;19(1):133-40.
Empirically derived symptom sub-groups correspond poorly with diagnostic criteria for functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome. A factor and cluster analysis of a patient sample.
Eslick GD, Howell SC, Hammer J, Talley NJ.
Department of Medicine, The University of Sydney, Nepean Hospital, Penrith, NSW, Australia.
AIM: To determine how clusters (groups) of patients with respect to symptoms compare with a clinical diagnosis in patients with irritable bowel syndrome and non-ulcer dyspepsia. METHODS: All patients who attended a gastroenterology practice at Nepean Hospital were included in the study. All patients received the previously validated Bowel Disease Questionnaire, and were independently assessed by the gastroenterologist. Factor analysis and a k-means cluster analysis were completed. RESULTS: The study population comprised 897 patients [320 males (36%) and 577 females (64%)]. Factor analysis identified nine symptom factors: (1) diarrhoea; (2) constipation; (3) dysmotility; (4) dyspepsia/reflux; (5) nausea/vomiting; (6) bowel; (7) meal-related pain; (8) weight loss; and (9) abdominal pain. A k-means cluster analysis identified seven distinct subject groups, which included an undifferentiated group: (1) diarrhoea; (2) meal-related pain; (3) abdominal pain; (4) faecal indicators; (5) nausea/vomiting/weight loss; and (6) constipation. The majority of irritable bowel syndrome patients fitted into two cluster groups [diarrhoea (25%) and constipation (20%)], whereas those with non-ulcer dyspepsia predominantly fitted into the undifferentiated cluster (34%) and the nausea/vomiting cluster (18%). CONCLUSION: This study supports the concept of symptom subgroups, including the subdivision of patients into diarrhoea- and constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome.
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J Pediatr (Rio J). 1994 Sep-Oct;70(5):280-6.
[Clinical and alimentary history of children attending a pediatric gastroenterology outpatient clinic with functional chronic constipation and its possible complications]
[Article in Portuguese]
Maffei HV, Moreira FL, Kissimoto M, Chaves SM, Faro SE, Aleixo AM.
Departmento de Pediatria-Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu-UNESP, SP, Brazil.
In order to better understand the natural history of chronic functional constipation, a questionnaire was applied to 163 children and infants, before beginning standardized treatment. Median age (range) at start was 3 mo(0-108 mo) but age at arrival at the Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit was 53 mo(2-146 mo). In 62.4% of the cases symptoms began before or up to 3 mo after cow's milk introduction and rarely around (-/+ 6 mo) toilet training. Possible complications appeared progressively, often at preschool or school age or as the first noticeable manifestation: recurrent abdominal pain (61.1%), fecal soiling (45.4%), fecal blood (35%), enuresis (23.3%), vomiting (19%), urinary infection (17.9%), urinary retention (8.6%). Abdominal distension was rarely detected on physical examination and was usually discrete. In conclusion, children attended in Botucatu begin their constipation at an early age, frequently associated with weaning,and important complications may ensue along years. This evolution should be avoided by prevention and early treatment of constipation.
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