Heartburn and other related symptoms are independent of body mass index in irritable bowel syndrome La pirosis y otros síntomas relacionados son independientes del índice de masa corporal en el síndrome del intestino irritable

Heartburn and other related symptoms are independent of body mass index in irritable bowel syndrome La pirosis y otros síntomas relacionados son independientes del índice de masa corporal en el síndrome del intestino irritable

Background: increasing body mass index (BMI) is a risk factor for GERD but little is known about this association in the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Aims: to determine the presence of heartburn and other related symptoms in relation with BMI in IBS. Methods: volunteers (n = 483) answered the Rom...

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Main Authors: M. Schmulson, D. Pulido, C. Escobar, B. Farfán-Labone, G. Gutiérrez-Reyes, J. C. López-Alvarenga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2010-04-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
Subjects:
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)/epidemiology/diagnosis
Rome II criteria
Body mass index
Heartburn
Dyspepsia
Nausea
Mexico
Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082010000400002

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