Professor Baron correctly draws our attention to the fact that IBS is not unique in the
functional gastrointestinal diseases (FGIDs) in being precipitated by an infectious insult. The …

Thirty years ago a postinfectious dyspeptic syndrome, namely Helicobacter pylori infection
and the associated peptic ulceration, dominated the practice of gastroenterology. The rapid …

The relationship between infectious gastroenteritis and functional gastrointestinal disorders
was first identified over 60 years ago. It has been clear for decades that patients who …

Ask any patient with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) when their condition began and most will
struggle to answer but the occasional patient will cite a specific date, saying “I was fine …

Experienced clinicians will remember many patients with typical irritable bowel syndrome
(IBS) who blame all their bowel symptoms on an acute bout of gastroenteritis. Proof that this …

Aim: To see if there is a difference in the prevalence of functional gastrointestinal disorders
(EGID's) in people with infectious diarrhoea compared to an age and sex matched control …

Background & Aims: It has been reported that some patients develop functional digestive
disorders, particularly irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), after acute gastroenteritis (AGE) …

The term 'Functional diseases' implies symptoms arising from an organ without overt
pathology. However this is more apparent than real since inflammation often leaves …

Objective: To measure the prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms six months after
bacterial gastroenteritis and determine risk factors and associations with postdysenteric …

Epidemiology is the study of the determinants and distribution of diseases and disorders in
populations, not individuals, and can provide clues about a conditions underlying etiology …