Are Functional GI Symptoms Linked with Acute Bacterial Infection?

As in adults, in children, a single episode of acute gastroenteritis caused by a bacterial pathogen might be associated with symptoms consistent with IBS.

Recurrent gastrointestinal symptoms are common in children and adolescents, but the etiology of recurrent abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in this population is uncertain. In adults, IBS can develop as a sequela of acute bacterial gastroenteritis (AGE). To explore this association in children, investigators examined postinfectious functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) in 44 children (age range, 3–19 years) who presented with acute diarrhea and had positive bacterial stool cultures (salmonella, 54%; campylobacter, 32%; shigella, 14%). Each case was followed up at least 6 months after the positive stool culture for evaluation of the child’s symptoms by standardized questionnaire. Each child was matched by age and sex …

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Martin T. Stein, MD

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Consultant / Advisory boardPearson Neuroscience Advisory Board

Speaker’s bureauAmerican Academy of Pediatrics

RoyaltiesElsevier, Inc.

Editorial boardsJournal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Martin T. Stein, MD

Disclosures

Consultant / Advisory boardPearson Neuroscience Advisory Board

Speaker’s bureauAmerican Academy of Pediatrics

RoyaltiesElsevier, Inc.

Editorial boardsJournal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Are Functional GI Symptoms Linked with Acute Bacterial Infection?

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