title: [Posttraumatic stress disorder is correlated to irritable bowel syndrome].
abstract: Stress influences the whole body, including the gut. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a syndrome characterized by gastrointestinal symptoms, with the absence of clinical signs. IBS is seen in several psychiatric co-morbidities. Only few studies have examined the association between IBS and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). There are several hypotheses of how this association can be explained, e.g. oxytocin dysregulation, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysfunction, the vulnerability of the patient group, post-infectious irritable bowel and side effects of the medical treatment of PTSD.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wernersson
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carlsson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D043183:Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications*