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AIM:To estimate the prevalence of celiac disease(CD) in adult patients with presumed irritable bowel syndrome(IBS) .METHODS:Between March 2005 and December 2008,742 consecutive patients(293 male,median age 43 years,range 18-69 years) fulfilling the Rome Ⅱ criteria for IBS were prospectively enrolled in the study.IBS was diagnosed via self-completed Rome Ⅱ modular questionnaires.Anti-tissue transglutaminase(anti-tTG) serology was checked to initially recognize possible CD cases.Patients with a positive test were offered endoscopic duodenal biopsy to confirm the diagnosis of CD.RESULTS:Thirty two patients(15 male,median age 41 years,range 19-59 years) were found to have organic diseases other than CD.Twenty four patients tested positive for anti-tTG antibodies,and duodenal biopsies confirmed the diagnosis in all of them.Thus,in this patient population with presumed IBS,3.23% actually had CD.CONCLUSION:CD is common in patients with presumed IBS.Routine screening for CD in patients with symptoms of IBS is recommended.
AIM: To estimate the prevalence of celiac disease (CD) in adult patients with presumed irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). METHODS: Between March 2005 and December 2008,742 consecutive patients (293 male, median age 43 years, range 18-69 years ) fulfilling the Rome II criteria for IBS were prospectively enrolled in the study. IBS was diagnosed via self-completed Rome II modular questionnaires. Anti-tissue transglutaminase (anti-tTG) serology was checked to initially recognize possible CD cases. Patients with a positive test were offered endoscopic duodenal biopsy to confirm the diagnosis of CD.RESULTS: Thirty two patients (15 male, median age 41 years, range 19-59 years) were found to have organic diseases other than CD.Twenty four patients tested positive for anti -tTG antibodies, and duodenal biopsies confirmed the diagnosis in all of them. Thus, in this patient population with presumed IBS, 3.23% actually had CD.CONCLUSION: CD is common in patients with presumed IBS. Routine screening for CD in patients wit h symptoms of IBS is recommended.