SIGNIFICANT ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN CHRONIC GASTRITIS, IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME AND DEPRESSION
Abstract
About one third of people report recurrent upper abdominal symptoms, mostly defined as dyspepsia and most of applications to primary health centers and internal medicine polyclinics are due to this reason. Although several pathologies may be underlying cause of dyspepsia, most of the time chronic gastritis (CG) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) come in front of us. Psychological factors seem to be crucial for development of both. We have taken 187 consecutive patients with upper abdominal discomfort. Endoscopic visualizations performed and sample biopsies have been obtained from required cases. History of antidepressive drug (AD) usage, at least for a period of one year, has been learned. IBS has been diagnosed according to Rome II criteria. Student T test has been used to compare results. Prevalences of IBS and AD usage have been found as 56.84 and 40.27 % in patients with CG, whereas 22.82 and 25.67 % in patients without it (p<0.001 and <0.01), respectively. Similarly, prevalences of CG and AD usage have been detected as 72.00 and 43.54 % in IBS cases, whereas 36.60 and 25.00 % in cases without it (p<0.001 and <0.01), respectively. Again, prevalences of CG and IBS have been found as 64.58 and 56.25 % in patients with AD usage history, whereas 43.87 and 35.71 % in patients without it (p<0.01 in both), respectively. As a conclusion, there are statistically significant relationships between CG, IBS, and depression. Keeping in mind these associations will be helpful during treatment and follow up of these disorders for physicians.
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Primary Language
English
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
May 15, 2006
Submission Date
February 15, 2006
Acceptance Date
April 15, 2006
Published in Issue
Year 2006 Number: 010