title: Psychological distress and GI symptoms are related to severity of bloating in women with irritable bowel syndrome.
abstract: Bloating is a frequent complaint of women with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). We compared retrospective and daily diary gastrointestinal and psychological distress symptoms in 183 women ages 18-48 in three IBS subgroups: Minimal-Bloating, Mild-Bloating, Moderate-Severe-Bloating. More women with moderate to severe levels of bloating reported a history of hard stools, straining to have a stool, a history of depressive disorders, and more severe daily symptoms of depression and anxiety as compared to women with minimal or mild bloating symptoms. Appraising the level of symptom severity and psychological distress is vital to the selection of appropriate treatment options.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nursing Science, College of Health Science, Ewha Womans University, 11-1 Daehyun-Dong, Seoul 120-750, South Korea.
authors.forename: Hyo Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jarrett
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cain
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heitkemper
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D015984:Causality; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D003248:Constipation / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D043183:Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health