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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

Common risk factors in the development of IBS include stress, anxiety, depression, history of IBD and acute gastrointestinal infections.

Risk Factors

• Common risk factors in the development of IBS include stress, anxiety, depression, history of IBD and acute gastrointestinal infections.

Common Risk Factors

• Common risk factors in the development of IBS may be psychological, epidemological, genetic, and infectious.
• Common risk factors in the development of IBS include:
  • Psychological risk factors like stress, anxiety
  • Psychiatric risk factors like depression, panic disorders
  • History of physical or sexual abuse or adverse early life events
  • History of gastrointestinal disorders such as IBD
  • History of acute GI infections such as Traveler's diarrhea i.e post infectious state
  • History of antibiotic use

Less Common Risk Factors

• Less common risk factors in the development of IBD include:
  • Age: second decade of life
  • Gender: women(possibly due to changes in menstrual cycle)
  • Past history of abuse
  • Family history of IBS
  • History of migraine headaches
  • history of pain disorders such as fibromyalgia
  • Food sensitivities- Fatty food, wheat, carbonated drinks, sorbitol and alcohol.