INTRODUCTION: Abdominal pain is a cardinal feature of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS); however, differences in abdominal pain among IBS subtypes remain unknown. We aimed to characterize abdominal pain symptoms among established IBS subtypes …
BACKGROUND & AIMS: There are few data on the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in the United States. We performed a population-based study to determine the prevalence of GERD symptoms and persistent GERD symptoms despite …
PURPOSE: We conducted a large-scale digital ethnographic analysis of anonymous online posts to capture the complete patient experience, knowledge and perceptions among women with stress urinary incontinence. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Online p…
OBJECTIVES: Digestive diseases account for >100 million ambulatory care visits annually in the U.S. Yet, comparatively less is known about the true burden of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in the general U.S. POPULATION: The aim of this st…