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Key clinical point: Bowel symptoms and psychosocial features were not significantly different among patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who experienced only pain (Rome IV criteria) or discomfort (seen in Rome III but not Rome IV criteria) as the predominant abdominal symptom associated with defecation.
Major finding: Overall, 33.8% of patients who met the Rome III criteria for IBS failed to meet the Rome IV criteria. Bowel habits, coexisting extragastrointestinal pain, comorbid anxiety, depression, and IBS quality-of-life scores were not significantly different between patients with pain and those with discomfort.
Study details: This study included 367 patients who met the Rome III criteria for IBS; patients were categorized into the only pain (n = 233), only discomfort (n = 83), or pain and discomfort (n = 51) group according to the predominant abdominal symptom associated with defecation.
Disclosures: This study was supported by the Program of International S & T Cooperation, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and others. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Fang XC et al. Are bowel symptoms and psychosocial features different in irritable bowel syndrome patients with abdominal discomfort compared to abdominal pain? World J Gastroenterol. 2022;28(33):4861-4874 (Sep 7). Doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i33.4861
Key clinical point: Bowel symptoms and psychosocial features were not significantly different among patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who experienced only pain (Rome IV criteria) or discomfort (seen in Rome III but not Rome IV criteria) as the predominant abdominal symptom associated with defecation.
Major finding: Overall, 33.8% of patients who met the Rome III criteria for IBS failed to meet the Rome IV criteria. Bowel habits, coexisting extragastrointestinal pain, comorbid anxiety, depression, and IBS quality-of-life scores were not significantly different between patients with pain and those with discomfort.
Study details: This study included 367 patients who met the Rome III criteria for IBS; patients were categorized into the only pain (n = 233), only discomfort (n = 83), or pain and discomfort (n = 51) group according to the predominant abdominal symptom associated with defecation.
Disclosures: This study was supported by the Program of International S & T Cooperation, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and others. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Fang XC et al. Are bowel symptoms and psychosocial features different in irritable bowel syndrome patients with abdominal discomfort compared to abdominal pain? World J Gastroenterol. 2022;28(33):4861-4874 (Sep 7). Doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i33.4861
Key clinical point: Bowel symptoms and psychosocial features were not significantly different among patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who experienced only pain (Rome IV criteria) or discomfort (seen in Rome III but not Rome IV criteria) as the predominant abdominal symptom associated with defecation.
Major finding: Overall, 33.8% of patients who met the Rome III criteria for IBS failed to meet the Rome IV criteria. Bowel habits, coexisting extragastrointestinal pain, comorbid anxiety, depression, and IBS quality-of-life scores were not significantly different between patients with pain and those with discomfort.
Study details: This study included 367 patients who met the Rome III criteria for IBS; patients were categorized into the only pain (n = 233), only discomfort (n = 83), or pain and discomfort (n = 51) group according to the predominant abdominal symptom associated with defecation.
Disclosures: This study was supported by the Program of International S & T Cooperation, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and others. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Fang XC et al. Are bowel symptoms and psychosocial features different in irritable bowel syndrome patients with abdominal discomfort compared to abdominal pain? World J Gastroenterol. 2022;28(33):4861-4874 (Sep 7). Doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i33.4861