title: Relationship between asthma and irritable bowel syndrome: role of food allergy.
abstract: The increasing prevalence of both asthma and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are major health problems. One hundred twenty-five patients with asthma and 95 healthy subjects were included in this study. The rate of IBS was 29.6% and 12.7% (p < 0.005), and the incidence of food allergy was 7.2% and 2.1% (p > 0.05) respectively for asthma and control group. There was no significant association between asthma related parameters, IBS, and food allergy. There is not a single clear reason as to what causes IBS, so further studies are needed to clarify the potential pathogenic mechanisms underlying the association between IBS and asthma.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pulmonology, Fatih University, 40A/20 Cankaya, Ankara, Turkey. dozol@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Duygu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ozol
authors.forename: Ebru
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Uz
authors.forename: Rifat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bozalan
authors.forename: Cansel
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Türkay
authors.forename: Zeki
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yildirim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood; D015994:Incidence; D043183:Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D007073:Immunoglobulin E