Association of irritable bowel syndrome and sleep apnea in patients referred to sleep laboratory

Association of irritable bowel syndrome and sleep apnea in patients referred to sleep laboratory

Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is assumed as one of the most frequent gastrointestinal disorders, which decreases the patient's quality of life. IBS pathogenesis, however, is not clearly defined. It seems that sleep apnea induces or escalates IBS clinical symptoms. This study aims a...

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Main Authors: Farzin Ghiasi, Babak Amra, Vahid Sebghatollahi, Fatemeh Azimian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Irritable bowel syndrome
polysomnography
prevalence
sleep apnea syndrome
Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2017;volume=22;issue=1;spage=72;epage=72;aulast=Ghiasi

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