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Key clinical point: Sex and gender are critical for a better understanding of the differences in individual experiences of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and should be included in discussions of the disease’s etiology, presentations, and treatment strategies.
Major finding: Men with IBS had fewer psychiatric conditions (P = .027), fewer sleeping problems (P = .011), less chronic pain (P = .043), and fewer contacts with the healthcare system (P < .001) compared with women with IBS, with urgency to defecate being less frequent (P = .017) and stool frequency being higher (P = .034) in men with IBS.
Study details: The data come from a cross-sectional study including 293 patients (64 men) with IBS and 363 non-IBS controls (62 men).
Disclosures: This study was funded by FORSS-the Research Council of Southeast, Sweden. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Bureychak T et al. Symptoms and health experience in irritable bowel syndrome with focus on men. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2022;34(11):e14430 (Sep 8). Doi: 10.1111/nmo.14430
Key clinical point: Sex and gender are critical for a better understanding of the differences in individual experiences of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and should be included in discussions of the disease’s etiology, presentations, and treatment strategies.
Major finding: Men with IBS had fewer psychiatric conditions (P = .027), fewer sleeping problems (P = .011), less chronic pain (P = .043), and fewer contacts with the healthcare system (P < .001) compared with women with IBS, with urgency to defecate being less frequent (P = .017) and stool frequency being higher (P = .034) in men with IBS.
Study details: The data come from a cross-sectional study including 293 patients (64 men) with IBS and 363 non-IBS controls (62 men).
Disclosures: This study was funded by FORSS-the Research Council of Southeast, Sweden. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Bureychak T et al. Symptoms and health experience in irritable bowel syndrome with focus on men. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2022;34(11):e14430 (Sep 8). Doi: 10.1111/nmo.14430
Key clinical point: Sex and gender are critical for a better understanding of the differences in individual experiences of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and should be included in discussions of the disease’s etiology, presentations, and treatment strategies.
Major finding: Men with IBS had fewer psychiatric conditions (P = .027), fewer sleeping problems (P = .011), less chronic pain (P = .043), and fewer contacts with the healthcare system (P < .001) compared with women with IBS, with urgency to defecate being less frequent (P = .017) and stool frequency being higher (P = .034) in men with IBS.
Study details: The data come from a cross-sectional study including 293 patients (64 men) with IBS and 363 non-IBS controls (62 men).
Disclosures: This study was funded by FORSS-the Research Council of Southeast, Sweden. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Bureychak T et al. Symptoms and health experience in irritable bowel syndrome with focus on men. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2022;34(11):e14430 (Sep 8). Doi: 10.1111/nmo.14430