Article: Study confirms post-pandemic rise in disorders of gut-brain interaction

[Sly Saint]

A new international study confirmed a significant post-pandemic rise in disorders of gut-brain interaction, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia, according to the paper published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Building on prior research, investigators used Rome Foundation diagnostic tools to analyze nationally representative samples from both 2017 and 2023 - offering the first direct, population-level comparison of disorders of gut-brain interaction prevalence before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Key findings:​

• Overall disorders of gut-brain interaction rose from 38.3% to 42.6%.
• IBS jumped 28%, from 4.7% to 6%.
• Functional dyspepsia rose by nearly 44%, from 8.3% to 11.9%.
• Individuals with long COVID were significantly more likely to have a disorder of gut-brain interaction and reported worse anxiety, depression, and quality of life.

This is the first population-level study to directly compare rates of disorders affecting gut-brain interaction before and after the pandemic, using a consistent methodology. It adds weight to growing calls for updated care models and more research into the gut-brain axis in the post-COVID era.

Study confirms post-pandemic rise in disorders of gut-brain interaction

A new international study confirmed a significant post-pandemic rise in disorders of gut-brain interaction, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia, according to the paper published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

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[rvallee]

Glonzo still rules the day. The problem isn't real, no actually it's real, but it was a creature named Glonzo making people's tummies upset all along. Real homies know it's all Glonzo, only fools would think there is a natural explanation here. That's exactly what Glonzo wants you to believe, you fools!

There is a real problem of chronic gut illnesses, which was worsened during the pandemic, but it can't be because of the pandemic, with its globally spread virus that infected people's guts, it has to be because of pandemic vibes. Because we need more Glonzo hunters and Centers for Glonzo studies and many, many small randomized trials for tchotchkes-for-warding-off-Glonzo.

Seeing the general trend of the world, I guess it should have been completely foreseeable that medicine would behave the same as the rest, just completely fail at paying attention, and actually use a major event that completely debunks the ideology as if it reinforces it. This all feels just as out of depth as a tribe of primitive humans facing a tsunami, just zero chance.

You get medical astrology, you get medical astrology, everyone gets medical astrology!