ABSTRACT

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a digestive disorder which is associated with risk factors of physical stress, disorganised life style and unhealthy dietary pattern.The main aim of this study is to investigate the prevlance of IBS among medical college students of Al- Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia. This is a cross-sectional study which was conducted in year 2019 to investigate the prevalence of self reported early symptoms of undiagnosed IBS among medical students. Total of 183 medical students participated in this study who were of first to fifth year and interns. An online survey through a structured questionnaire was done to collect the responses of medical students. Overall IBS symptom prevalence was 71.58%. Junk food was consumed by 91.8% of students, often eating in restaurant was found in 74.9% of students, breakfast was usually skipped by 50.8% of students. Most of the IBS symptoms were found to be significantly more (p<0.05) among students of age group 22-26 years as compared to students of age group 19-21 years. Some of the IBS symptoms were found to be significantly more (p<0.05) among students of weight<80 as compared to students of weight>80. More than half of the students reported some of the symptoms of IBS which was found to be more among high age group students and also in non obese students. This study suggests that awareness of IBS, good and stressless life style and healthy dietary pattern could help in reducing the IBS symptoms among medical students. Keywords: Irritable bowel syndrome, medical students, Saudi Arabia

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2019/8.3.4674