Gastrointestinal abnormalities have been reported in subjects with bronchial asthma. The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in subjects with bronchial asthma. 380 asthmatic patients were selected for body mass index (BMI), sex, and age, before undergoing both methacholine challenge test (MCHt) and skin prick tests. 195 asthmatic patients (51.3%) were positive to MCHt, while 185 (41.6 %) were negative. We also found that 17 (8.7%) of the 276 patients with positive MCHt, and 22 (11.8%) of the 185 patients with negative MCHt were affected by IBS. Therefore, there was no statistical significance between positive MCHt tests and IBS. The results do not demonstrate an inter-relationship between asthma and IBS.
Interrelationship between asthma and functional bowel disease / Riccioni, Graziano; Della Vecchia, R.; Romano, Ferdinando; Staniscia, T.; Verna, N.; De Lutiis, M. A.; Comani, S.; Petrarca, C.; Castellani, M. L.; Di Ilio, C.; D'Orazio, N.. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INFLAMMATION. - ISSN 1721-727X. - 2:3(2004), pp. 125-128.
Interrelationship between asthma and functional bowel disease
ROMANO, Ferdinando;
2004
Abstract
Gastrointestinal abnormalities have been reported in subjects with bronchial asthma. The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in subjects with bronchial asthma. 380 asthmatic patients were selected for body mass index (BMI), sex, and age, before undergoing both methacholine challenge test (MCHt) and skin prick tests. 195 asthmatic patients (51.3%) were positive to MCHt, while 185 (41.6 %) were negative. We also found that 17 (8.7%) of the 276 patients with positive MCHt, and 22 (11.8%) of the 185 patients with negative MCHt were affected by IBS. Therefore, there was no statistical significance between positive MCHt tests and IBS. The results do not demonstrate an inter-relationship between asthma and IBS.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
