Overlapping of Organic Disorders with Irritable Bowel Syndrome Among Teachers in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia Using Rome III Criteria

Abdulateef Elbadawi; Hyder Mirghani; Talal Khalid Alanazi; Abdulaziz Hamoud Alanazi; Meshal Faleh Alenezi

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Overlapping of Organic Disorders with Irritable Bowel Syndrome Among Teachers in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia Using Rome III Criteria

Abdulateef Elbadawi, Hyder Mirghani, Talal Khalid Alanazi, Abdulaziz Hamoud Alanazi, Meshal Faleh Alenezi

Received: 28 November 2016 Accepted: 9 December 2016 Published: 13 January 2017

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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most commonly diagnosed gastrointestinal disorder leading to losing of work days, only 15% of patients seek medical advice. In this study, we aimed to investigate IBS among teachers in Tabuk. A cross-sectional study conducted among 362 teachers in Tabuk City during the period from January 2015 to June 2015, they were selected randomly from a total number of 25 schools, participants were invited to sign a written informed consent, then responded to a structured questionnaire based on socio-demographic data, and the Rome III criteria. The research was approved by the ethical committee of the University of Tabuk. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences was used for data analysis; the chi-square was used to compare categorical data. The result shows that IBS was evident in 14.1% of teachers, IBS patients were more likely to have travelling history, and flag signs (fever, bleeding per rectum, and loss of weight) P-value<0.05., no differences were found between teachers with IBS and those without the disease regarding age, sex, marital status, and family history of the disease P-value >0.05. In conclusion: irritable bowel syndrome is prevalent among teachers in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, flag signs and history of travel are commoner among those who fulfill the Rome III criteria. Physicians may need more tests to rule out organic disorders; large multicenter studies are required to rule the associations of IBS with microscopic colitis and carcinoma of the colon.

DOI	10.11648/j.ajcem.20170501.11
Published in	American Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2017)
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Irritable Bowel, Teachers, Saudi Arabia

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Abdulateef Elbadawi; Hyder Mirghani; Talal Khalid Alanazi; Abdulaziz Hamoud Alanazi; Meshal Faleh Alenezi. Overlapping of Organic Disorders with Irritable Bowel Syndrome Among Teachers in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia Using Rome III Criteria. Am. J. Clin. Exp. Med. 2017, 5(1), 1-4. doi: 10.11648/j.ajcem.20170501.11

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Abdulateef Elbadawi, Hyder Mirghani, Talal Khalid Alanazi, Abdulaziz Hamoud Alanazi, Meshal Faleh Alenezi. Overlapping of Organic Disorders with Irritable Bowel Syndrome Among Teachers in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia Using Rome III Criteria. Am J Clin Exp Med. 2017;5(1):1-4. doi: 10.11648/j.ajcem.20170501.11

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Abdulateef Elbadawi

Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tabuk University, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
Hyder Mirghani

Medical Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tabuk University, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
Talal Khalid Alanazi

Medical Interns, Faculty of Medicine, Tabuk University, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
Abdulaziz Hamoud Alanazi

Medical Interns, Faculty of Medicine, Tabuk University, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
Meshal Faleh Alenezi

Medical Interns, Faculty of Medicine, Tabuk University, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

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Abdulateef Elbadawi, Hyder Mirghani, Talal Khalid Alanazi, Abdulaziz Hamoud Alanazi, Meshal Faleh Alenezi. Overlapping of Organic Disorders with Irritable Bowel Syndrome Among Teachers in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia Using Rome III Criteria. Am J Clin Exp Med. 2017;5(1):1-4. doi: 10.11648/j.ajcem.20170501.11

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