Relationship of bloating to other GI and menstrual symptoms in women with irritable bowel syndrome
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This report examines the relationships between bloating and other symptoms in young women with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), using both retrospective and daily diary measures of symptoms. Of the 195 IBS women, 147 (75%) reported retrospectively that they often feel bloated and distended. Across-women analyses of both retrospective and daily diary data show that bloating is most strongly associated with constipation, abdominal pain, and intestinal gas. Within-woman analyses of daily symptoms also show a strong association of bloating with abdominal pain and intestinal gas (i.e., abdominal pain and intestinal gas are higher on days when bloating is higher) but only a weak association with constipation. Bloating is strongly associated with uterine cramping and breast tenderness, but only when perimenses days are included in the analysis. In conclusion, bloating is a very common symptom in women with IBS that is most strongly related to abdominal pain and intestinal gas but may be confounded with menses-associated symptoms.
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- Authors
- Heitkemper, M. M., Cain, K. C., Jarrett, M. E., Burr, R. L., Crowell, M. D., & Woods, N. F.
- Affiliations
- University of Washington (US)
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Corresponding author
- Heitkemper, Margaret M.
- Venue
- Digestive Diseases and Sciences
- Published
- 2004-01
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 88-95
- ISSN
- 0163-2116 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-2568
- OpenAlex
- W1981073343
- Cited by
- 32
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
- 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 4
- FWCI
- 2.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Digestive Diseases and Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Nursing Research (R01NR004142, NR04142, NR04101)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Infant Health and Development
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
- Keywords
- irritable bowel syndrome, bloating, abdominal pain, intestinal gas, constipation, menstrual symptoms, breast tenderness, daily symptom diary, women
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Dairy Products, Dysmenorrhea, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Psychophysiologic Disorders, Surveys and Questionnaires, Retrospective Studies, Abdominal Pain, Diet Records, Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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