Asthma, Food Sensitivity, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Teenswho hadasthmaand food hypersensitivity when they were younger are at increased risk ofirritable bowel syndrome(IBS), researchers report.

For the study, the investigators examined the health of 2,770 children from birth to age 16. Kids withIBSat age 16 were more likely to have hadasthmaat age 12 (about 11% versus 7%).

In addition, the researchers found that 16-year-olds withIBSwere more likely to have had food hypersensitivity at age 12 (41% versus 29%).

Asthma, food hypersensitivity andeczema(a condition that makes your skin red anditchy) were all associated with an increased risk of concurrentIBSat age 16, the findings showed.

"The associations found in this large study suggest there's a shared pathophysiology between commonallergy-related diseases and adolescentirritable bowel syndrome," said study leader Jessica Sjölund, of the Institute of Medicine at the University of Gothenburg, in Sweden.

Sjölund noted that previous studies onallergy-related diseases andIBShave been contradictory.

These new findings could lead to development of new treatments for adolescentIBS, targeting processes of low-grade inflammation seen in theallergy-related diseases, she said.

The study findings were scheduled for presentation Monday at a United European Gastroenterology virtual meeting. Research presented at meetings should be considered preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.

IBSaffects more than one in 10 people and is the most common functional gastrointestinal disorder, the study authors noted in a meeting news release. It can cause abdominalcramps,bloating,diarrheaandconstipation,可以极其对患者禁用。

Hans Törnblom is a leadingIBSexpert in Europe who was involved in the research. He said, "Even though functional gastrointestinal disorders are common, many patients are, unfortunately, negatively stigmatized and labeled. The fact that many IBS sufferers do not seek medical advice should be of great concern."

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