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THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN GASTROENTEROLOGY
Volume 12, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1756284819827689
Keywords
ulcerative colitis; functional bowel disorders in ulcerative colitis; IBS in ulcerative colitis; phychosocial aspects in ulcerative colitis; quality of life in ulcerative colitis; inflammation in ulcerative colitis
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- Swedish Medical Research Council [13409, 21691, 21692]
- Health & Medical Care Committee of the Regional Executive Board Region in Vastra Gotaland [119011]
- Goteborg Medical Society [GLS-406621]
- Swedish Society of Medicine [SLS-329111]
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Gothenburg
- Foundation of Elin and Carl Linder [GLS-406621]
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Background: Whether patients with inactive ulcerative colitis (UC) have symptoms compatible with functional bowel disorders (FBDs) other than irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is unclear. Our aim was to investigate the prevalence and burden of these symptoms and determine impact on the UC course. Methods: We used Mayo score, sigmoidoscopy and calprotectin (f-cal) to define remission in 293 UC patients. Presence of symptoms compatible with FBD, severity of gastrointestinal, extraintestinal and psychological symptoms, stress levels and quality of life (QoL) were measured with validated questionnaires. At 1 year later, remission was determined by modified Mayo score and f-cal in 171 of these patients. They completed the same questionnaires again. Results: A total of 18% of remission patients had symptoms compatible with FBD other than IBS, and 45% subthreshold symptoms compatible with FBD. The total burden of gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with symptoms compatible with FBD was higher than in patients without FBD (p < 0.001), which had negative impact on QoL (p = 0.02). These symptoms were not correlated with psychological distress, systemic immune activity or subclinical colonic inflammation and were not a risk factor for UC relapse during follow up. Conclusion: Symptoms compatible with FBD other than IBS are common during UC remission influencing patients' QoL but not the UC course.
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