The severity of inflammation at onset of ulcerative colitis is not associated with IBS-like symptoms during clinical remission (original) (raw)
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Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2014
Objective. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-like symptoms are often found in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients in remission. However, the prevalence of those symptoms in UC patients with endoscopic evidence of remission shown by mucosal healing remains unknown. Material and methods. IBS diagnosis was evaluated by questionnaire results according to the Rome III criteria. Clinical remission was assessed by clinical activity index (CAI), whereas endoscopic remission was evaluated by endoscopic index (Matts grade). Results. We enrolled 172 patients in clinical remission (CAI £ 4), after excluding 36 for incomplete questionnaire results or nonremission findings, as well as 330 control subjects. Of the 172 UC patients, 46 (26.7%) met the Rome III criteria, which was a significantly higher rate as compared with the controls (4.8%). The prevalence rate of IBS-like symptoms in UC patients with endoscopic remission findings (Matts grade £2) was 25.6%, which was similar to that of those with clinical remission. When endoscopic remission was defined as Matts grade 1, the prevalence rate of IBS-like symptoms was decreased to 15.4%, although the prevalence rate remained higher than that of the control subjects. Conclusions. The prevalence of IBS-like symptoms in UC patients with clinical and endoscopic remission findings was significantly higher than that of control subjects. Furthermore, the prevalence rate in patients with complete endoscopic remission was decreased. These findings suggest that residual low-grade inflammation may influence the presence of IBS-like symptoms in UC patients in remission.
The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2021
Background: The aim of the study was to establish the frequency of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in clinical, endoscopic, and histologic remission and in relation to both the depth of remission and inflammation markers. Methods: Patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and with Crohn's disease (CD) in clinical remission for at least 6 months were enrolled in the study. All of the patients underwent colonoscopy, and biopsy specimens were taken to evaluate endoscopic and histopathologic remission. Patients were evaluated according to Rome III criteria for IBS. Fecal calprotectin level and blood samples for C-reactive protein (CRP), sedimentation rate, and fibrinogen levels were studied.
Ulcerative colitis and irritable bowel syndrome: relationships with quality of life
European journal of …, 2008
Objectives Quality of life is reduced in inflammatory bowel disease. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-like symptoms seem to be common in inflammatory bowel disease patients during the remission phase. We aimed to (i) assess the prevalence of IBS-like symptoms in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients during the remission phase and (ii) evaluate the impact of IBS symptoms on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of UC patients in remission compared with the HRQOL of those in the active phase.
BACKGROUND: Symptoms consistent with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are common among patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in remission phase, and clinicians have difficulties in interpreting such symptoms as an ongoing disease activity or a coexistent IBS. We investigated if the assessment of fecal calprotectin (FC) could be helpful in this regard. METHODS: The study population consisted of 42 IBD patients in remission that fulfilled the IBS diagnostic criteria (Rome III), 24 IBS patients and 30 healthy controls. Clinical remission was determined based on physician's assessments, not using corticosteroids or biological agents within the preceding six months and activity indices. The FC and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were investigated and compared among the groups. RESULTS: FC levels were significantly higher in patients with IBD (142.9 ± 216.5 µg/g) than those with IBS (24.9 ± 27.8 µg/g) and controls (17.9 ± 14.8 µg/g) (p < 0.001). CRP levels were also higher in IBD than IBS patients [3.9 (SE = 0.5) vs. 2.1 (SE = 0.5), p = 0.030]. However, FC levels were not significantly correlated with CRP levels or with severity of symptoms in IBD and IBS patients (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The presence of IBS-like symptoms in IBD patients in clinical remission may reflect an ongoing activity of IBD, which is undetectable by current activity indices. Serum CRP levels are not specific enough in such situation, and FC is a more accurate and specific test for investigating mucosal inflammation in this regard.
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Clinical, biological, and histologic parameters as predictors of relapse in ulcerative colitis
Gastroenterology, 2001
Abbreviations used in this paper: ANCA, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; IL, interleukin; OC, oral contraceptive; pANCA; perinuclear ANCA; UC, ulcerative colitis.
Diagnosis and management of functional symptoms in inflammatory bowel disease in remission
World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2016
We describe a problematic that comprises physiopathological uncertainties, diagnostic difficulties, as IBS-like symptoms are very similar to those produced by an inflammatory flare, and the necessity of appropriate management of these patients, who, although in remission, have impaired quality of life. Ultimately, from almost a philosophical point of view, the presence of IBS-like symptoms in IBD patients in remission supposes a challenge to the traditional functional-organic dichotomy, suggesting the need for a change of paradigm.
Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, 2019
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Immune system alterations in patients with inflammatory bowel disease during remission
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2008
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