RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Natural history of irritable bowel syndrome A1 Marugán de Miguelsanz, José Manuel A1 Ontoria Millán, María de las Mercedes A1 Velayos Jiménez, Benito A1 Torres Hinojal, María Carmen A1 Redondo del Río, María Paz A1 Fernández Salazar, Luis Ignacio K1 Síndrome del colón irritable K1 Gastroenterología pediátrica AB IBS). The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of chronic functional digestive symptoms in childhood, interviewing adult patients diagnosed with IBS, in an attempt to establish a relationship between them.METHODS:By means of a questionnaire, the history of colic, chronic diarrhea, functional abdominal pain, constipation and migraine in childhood, was analyzed in patients diagnosed with IBS according to the current Rome III criteria, and in control patients without known chronic digestive disorders. Fisher's exact test was used for comparison of frequencies.RESULTS:The IBS study group was made up of 40 patients (24 women; average age, 33.03 years), and the control group by 40 adults (22 women; average age, 29.62 years). IBS-diagnosed adults spoke about a significantly higher prevalence of chronic diarrhea (32.5/7.5%; odds ratio [OR], 7.01; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 26.84-1.80), and FAP (37.5/15%; OR, 4.30; 95%CI: 12.67-1.43) in their childhood, than the control group. There were no differences in the presence of other childhood functional symptoms. Interestingly, the present patients, when asked about the onset of symptoms that led to the diagnosis of IBS, referred to them mostly beginning in adulthood, not linking their current diagnosis of IBS with their background in childhood.In a proportion of adults with IBS the natural history of their symptoms probably began during their childhood.(IBS). The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of chronic functional digestive symptoms in childhood, interviewing adult patients diagnosed with IBS, in an attempt to establish a relationship between them.By means of a questionnaire, the history of colic, chronic diarrhea, functional abdominal pain, constipation and migraine in childhood, was analyzed in patients diagnosed with IBS according to the current Rome III criteria, and in control patients without known chronic digestive disorders. Fisher's exact test was used for comparison of frequencies.The IBS study group was made up of 40 patients (24 women; average age, 33.03 years), and the control group by 40 adults (22 women; average age, 29.62 years). IBS-diagnosed adults spoke about a significantly higher prevalence of chronic diarrhea (32.5/7.5%; odds ratio [OR], 7.01; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 26.84-1.80), and FAP (37.5/15%; OR, 4.30; 95%CI: 12.67-1.43) in their childhood, than the control group. There were no differences in the presence of other childhood functional symptoms. Interestingly, the present patients, when asked about the onset of symptoms that led to the diagnosis of IBS, referred to them mostly beginning in adulthood, not linking their current diagnosis of IBS with their background in childhood.In a proportion of adults with IBS the natural history of their symptoms probably began during their childhood. PB Wiley SN 1328-8067 YR 2013 FD 2013 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/11862 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/11862 LA eng NO Pediatrics International, 2013, 55(2), 204–207 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 28-nov-2024