In a recent study published in the journal Neurogastroenterology , researchers examine the prevalence of post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS) and post-infectious function dyspepsia (PI-FD) following acute gastroenteritis. Study: Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome and functional dyspepsia after acute gastroenteritis: systematic review and meta-analysis . Image Credit: zentraddyi3ell / Shutterstock.
com Acute infectious gastroenteritis disrupts the gut-brain axis, increasing the risk of developing IBS and FD. These functional gastrointestinal diseases, now referred to as disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI), are the most common conditions affecting the gastrointestinal tract. DGBI can arise following norovirus, rotavirus, and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections, as well as infections with certain bacteria like Campylobacter , Salmonella , Escherichia coli , and the protozoan Giardia .
Despite the high prevalence of both IBS and FD, which affect 11% and 7% of the global population, respectively, the etiology and pathophysiology of these conditions remain unclear. The current study examines the prevalence of post-infectious IBS (PI-IBS) and post-infectious FD (PI-FD) and stratifies these conditions by the type of organism isolated. To this end, the researchers performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of 47 studies involving at least 50 adults.
All study participants had a history of acute gastroenteritis followed by .
