The brain–gut pathway in functional gastrointestinal disorders is bidirectional: a 12-year prospective population-based study

Objective Psychological factors are known to be associated with functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia (FD). No prospective studies have evaluated whether it is the brain (eg, via anxiety) that drives gut symptoms, or whethe…