[Irritable bowel syndrome in adults attending to medical offices at UMF].
OBJECTIVE
To determine the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in adults between 20-49 years of age that are attended at a medical offices at UMF 53 of the IMSS, León, Guanajuato.


METHODS
All adult patients between 20-49 years old that attended medical offices at UMF 53 were carried out a survey to diagnose SII according to the approaches of Rome II.


RESULTS
246 patients were studied, 85 patients (35%) had a diagnosis of IBS. Of those 85 patients, 8 patients (9%) had IBS with prevalence of diarrhea, 41 patients (48%) to the subgroup of IBS had prevalence of constipation and 32 patients (42%) with IBS had alternating symptoms; 18 patients (21%) they were men and 67 patients (79%) were women.


CONCLUSIONS
Prevalence of IBS in adults between 20-49 year-old attending to medical offices at UMF 53 of the IMSS, León, Guanajuato, is of 35%, being more frequent the IBS with constipation.
Leyva-Jiménez
Rafael
R
Medicina Familiar, Hospital General de Subzona con Unidad de Medicina Familiar 7, San Francisco del Rincón, Guanajuato, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México. leyvajimenez@yahoo.com.mx
Olvera-Torres
Petra
P
Alvarez-Córdova
María Mayela
MM
Alcántar-Saldívar
Edgar Luis
EL
D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D043183:Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires