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Postinfectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Robin Spiller, Klara Garsed Gastroenterology Volume 136, Issue 6, Pages (May 2009) DOI: /j.gastro Copyright © 2009 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
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Figure 1 Interaction between local inflammation and psychosocial factors in determining the risk of developing PI-IBS. Psychological and intestinal factors are both important determinants of PI-IBS risk. Several studies have evaluated risk levels associated with the following: adverse life events and hypochondriasis14; depression, lymphocytosis, and enterochromaffin cell hyperplasia2; age younger than 60 years, female gender, and duration of initial illness > 3 weeks10; and elongating toxin of C jejuni.8 Gastroenterology , DOI: ( /j.gastro ) Copyright © 2009 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
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Robin Spiller Gastroenterology , DOI: ( /j.gastro ) Copyright © 2009 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
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Klara Garsed Gastroenterology , DOI: ( /j.gastro ) Copyright © 2009 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
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