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Palma J, Antoniewicz J, Borecki K, Tejchman K, Skonieczna-Żydecka K, Maciejewska-Markiewicz D, Ryterska K, Komorniak N, Czerwińska-Rogowska M, Wolska A, Mruk-Mazurkiewicz H, Gudan A, Mazur T, Mijal P, Budawski R, Stachowska Z, Marlicz W, Stachowska E. Irritable Bowel Syndrome Prevalence among Participants of Woodstock Rock Festival in Poland Based on Rome IV Criteria Questionnaire. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:11464. [PMID: 34769979 PMCID: PMC8583057 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182111464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic functional gastrointestinal disorder (FGID), in which etiology and pathogenesis are not fully explored. There is an ongoing need for more population studies adhering to new ROME IV criteria. In the current study, which follows our previous investigation among participants of the Woodstock Rock Festival in Poland, we aimed to evaluate the prevalence of IBS and its relation to age, gender, education, and IBS type. METHODS Rome IV criteria questionnaire was used to assess abdominal complaints of 386 participants of the Woodstock Rock festival 2018. RESULTS Analyzed data revealed that Rome IV criteria were met by 42 participants (11.41%), 11 men and 31 women (p = 0.0028), with following types of IBS: IBS-M (mixed form) 55%, IBS-D (with diarrhea) 33%, IBS-U (unclassified) 10%, IBS-C (with constipation) 2%. No statistically significant correlation between IBS prevalence and age, gender, or education (p > 0.05) was found. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of IBS among major rock festival participants in Poland was high. Women met the criteria more often than men, which is consistent with global epidemiology for many years. Among participants of the Woodstock Rock Festival, the most frequent subtype was IBS-M, the rarest-IBS-C. There is a need of conducting cohort studies in bigger groups in our population.
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Affiliation(s)
- Joanna Palma
- Department of Biochemical Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (J.P.); (K.B.); (K.S.-Ż.); (H.M.-M.)
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Metabolomics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (J.A.); (D.M.-M.); (K.R.); (N.K.); (M.C.-R.); (A.W.); (A.G.); (T.M.); (P.M.); (R.B.); (Z.S.)
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- Department of Biochemical Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (J.P.); (K.B.); (K.S.-Ż.); (H.M.-M.)
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- Department of General Surgery and Transplantation, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland;
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- Department of Biochemical Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (J.P.); (K.B.); (K.S.-Ż.); (H.M.-M.)
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Metabolomics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (J.A.); (D.M.-M.); (K.R.); (N.K.); (M.C.-R.); (A.W.); (A.G.); (T.M.); (P.M.); (R.B.); (Z.S.)
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Metabolomics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (J.A.); (D.M.-M.); (K.R.); (N.K.); (M.C.-R.); (A.W.); (A.G.); (T.M.); (P.M.); (R.B.); (Z.S.)
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Metabolomics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (J.A.); (D.M.-M.); (K.R.); (N.K.); (M.C.-R.); (A.W.); (A.G.); (T.M.); (P.M.); (R.B.); (Z.S.)
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Metabolomics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (J.A.); (D.M.-M.); (K.R.); (N.K.); (M.C.-R.); (A.W.); (A.G.); (T.M.); (P.M.); (R.B.); (Z.S.)
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Metabolomics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (J.A.); (D.M.-M.); (K.R.); (N.K.); (M.C.-R.); (A.W.); (A.G.); (T.M.); (P.M.); (R.B.); (Z.S.)
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- Department of Biochemical Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (J.P.); (K.B.); (K.S.-Ż.); (H.M.-M.)
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Metabolomics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (J.A.); (D.M.-M.); (K.R.); (N.K.); (M.C.-R.); (A.W.); (A.G.); (T.M.); (P.M.); (R.B.); (Z.S.)
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Metabolomics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (J.A.); (D.M.-M.); (K.R.); (N.K.); (M.C.-R.); (A.W.); (A.G.); (T.M.); (P.M.); (R.B.); (Z.S.)
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Metabolomics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (J.A.); (D.M.-M.); (K.R.); (N.K.); (M.C.-R.); (A.W.); (A.G.); (T.M.); (P.M.); (R.B.); (Z.S.)
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Metabolomics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (J.A.); (D.M.-M.); (K.R.); (N.K.); (M.C.-R.); (A.W.); (A.G.); (T.M.); (P.M.); (R.B.); (Z.S.)
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Metabolomics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (J.A.); (D.M.-M.); (K.R.); (N.K.); (M.C.-R.); (A.W.); (A.G.); (T.M.); (P.M.); (R.B.); (Z.S.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-252 Szczecin, Poland;
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Metabolomics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (J.A.); (D.M.-M.); (K.R.); (N.K.); (M.C.-R.); (A.W.); (A.G.); (T.M.); (P.M.); (R.B.); (Z.S.)
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Kamiński M, Łoniewski I, Marlicz W. 'Dr. Google, I have a stomach ache' - seasonal variations in abdominal pain: a 4-year retrospective data analysis from Google Ads keywords planner. Therap Adv Gastroenterol 2020; 13:1756284820931744. [PMID: 32774462 PMCID: PMC7391444 DOI: 10.1177/1756284820931744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Internet traffic may reflect the prevalence of real-world ailments. The aim of this study was to analyse queries associated with abdominal pain and to investigate seasonal frequency and trends of searches in Poland. METHODS We analysed mean search volume from March 2015 to February 2019 of keywords associated with 'abdominal pain' in the Polish language generated from the Google Ads Planner. Keywords were categorised by location, feature or type of pain, concurrent symptoms, frequency and patient groups, etc. We compared differences in search volumes across seasons and years. RESULTS Overall, 24,673,430 queries were associated with abdominal pain in the period analysed. The number of searches associated with abdominal pain in winter increased by ~30% compared with queries searched in summer. There were significantly more searches related to abdominal pain located in the epigastric, umbilical, hypogastrium, left lumbar, left iliac and right iliac regions combined with vomiting or fever, and acute or burning sensation in cold months. We did not observe any specific patterns of pain in the right lumbar or left hypochondrium region, co-presence of flatulence, acute, cramping or persistent/chronic or strong abdominal pain. CONCLUSION Internet queries associated with abdominal pain and related factors have increased in the past 4 years and present a seasonal pattern. Google Ads may be a valuable tool to assess the prevalence of complaints in under-researched regions. The observed trends in queries related to abdominal pain merely reflect the scale of the problem. The reported pattern should be verified in epidemiological studies.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Human Nutrition, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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Kamiński M, Borger M, Prymas P, Muth A, Stachowski A, Łoniewski I, Marlicz W. Analysis of Answers to Queries among Anonymous Users with Gastroenterological Problems on an Internet Forum. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17031042. [PMID: 32041356 PMCID: PMC7037061 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17031042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Internet forums are an attractive source of health-related information. We aimed to investigate threads in the gastroenterological section of a popular Polish medical forum for anonymous users. We characterised the following aspects in threads: the main problem of the original poster, declared ailments and rationale of the responses (rational, neutral, harmful or not related to the problem of the original poster). We analysed over 2717 forum threads initiated in the years 2010–2018. Users mostly asked for diagnosis of the problem [1814 (66.8%)], treatment [1056 (38.9%)] and diagnostic interpretation [308 (11.3%)]. The most commonly declared symptoms were abdominal pain [1046 (38.5%)], diarrhea [454 (16.7%)] and bloating [354 (13.0%)]. Alarm symptoms were mentioned in 309 (11.4%) threads. From the total 3550 responses, 1257 (35.4%) were assessed as rational, 693 (19.5%) as neutral, 157 (4.4%) as harmful and 1440 (40.6%) as not related to the user’s problem. The original poster’s declaration of blood in stool, dyspepsia, pain in the abdominal right lower quadrant, weight loss or inflammatory bowel disease was positively related to obtaining at least one potentially harmful response. Advice from anonymous users on Internet forums may be irrational and disregards alarm symptoms, which can delay the diagnosis of life-threatening diseases.
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- Mikołaj Kamiński
- Sanprobi Sp.z o.o. Sp. k., 70-535 Szczecin, Poland
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-516268563
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- Faculty of Medicine I, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-780 Poznań, Poland; (M.B.); (P.P.); (A.M.); (A.S.)
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- Faculty of Medicine I, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-780 Poznań, Poland; (M.B.); (P.P.); (A.M.); (A.S.)
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- Faculty of Medicine I, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-780 Poznań, Poland; (M.B.); (P.P.); (A.M.); (A.S.)
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- Faculty of Medicine I, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-780 Poznań, Poland; (M.B.); (P.P.); (A.M.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Human Nutrition, Pomeranian Medical University, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland;
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Pomeranian Medical University, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland;
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Kamiński M, Skonieczna-Żydecka K, Łoniewski I, Koulaouzidis A, Marlicz W. Are probiotics useful in the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation in adults? A review of existing systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and recommendations. PRZEGLAD GASTROENTEROLOGICZNY 2019; 15:103-118. [PMID: 32550942 PMCID: PMC7294971 DOI: 10.5114/pg.2019.86747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) has emerged as common problem for contemporary gastroenterology and is one of the most frequent complaints in primary care. Chronic idiopathic constipation significantly affects patients' quality of life and has an impact on global health and economy. Functional gastrointestinal disorders and bowel disorders, according to Rome IV criteria, result from inappropriate gut-brain interactions. The pathophysiology is complex and poorly understood, with evidence accumulating that gut microbiota can be implicated in the development and function of the enteric nervous system. Gut bacteria modulate gut barrier function, short chain fatty acid synthesis, and bile acid metabolism, factors which play roles in the gut peristalsis regulation. The high prevalence of CIC, with poor treatment outcomes, warrants searches for new forms of therapy, including probiotic therapies. Probiotics are often recommended by medical practitioners, but evidence-based utility in adults with CIC is uncertain. Recommendations/guidelines are often based on results from individual studies, rather than meta-analyses or umbrella reviews. Additionally, meta-analyses often indicate a group of probiotics rather than individual strains, and they create difficulty for physicians in making therapeutic choices. More CIC patient randomised clinical studies utilising well-defined strains, or combinations, are necessary.
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Metabolomics, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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