Increased prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with allergic disease
Author(s) -
Nick Powell,
Benedict Huntley,
Thomas Beech,
William A. Knight,
Hannah Knight,
Christopher J. Corrigan
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.568
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1469-0756
pISSN - 0032-5473
DOI - 10.1136/pgmj.2006.049585
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , irritable bowel syndrome , gastrointestinal disease , population , odds ratio , gastroenterology , rheumatoid arthritis , atopic dermatitis , diabetes mellitus , gastrointestinal tract , gastrointestinal disorder , disease , immunology , endocrinology , environmental health
Children with allergic diseases such as asthma and atopic dermatitis experience increased gastrointestinal symptoms. Further, physiological and histological abnormalities of the gastrointestinal tract in patients with allergic diseases have been reported. It is not certain whether adult patients experience increased gastrointestinal symptoms.
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