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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 psychological causes like 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.