Open AccessCorrelation of severity of functional gastrointestinal disease symptoms with that of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A multicenter study
Author(s) -
Umesh Chandra Ojha,
Devesh Pratap Singh,
Omkar Kalidasrao Choudhari,
Dipti Gothi,
Shweta Singh
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_258_17
Subject(s) - pulmonary disease , medicine , asthma , correlation , disease , multicenter study , severity of illness , gastrointestinal disease , gastroenterology , geometry , mathematics , randomized controlled trial
There is a growing clinical awareness about the influence of gut-lung axis on lung injury and coexisting manifestations of disease processes in both the intestine and lungs. Patients of chronic lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma very often present with coexistent gut symptoms. In the present study, we have tried to establish the correlation of severity of pulmonary pathology of COPD and asthma patients with functional gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms of the patients.