GI Functional Disorders

Functional bowel disorders and associated symptoms are among the most diagnosed in outpatient clinics. Symptoms vary from dysphagia to fecal incontinence.([FOOTNOTE=Peery A, Dellon E, Lund J, Crockett S, Mcgowan C, Bulsiewicz W, et al. Burden of gastrointestinal disease in the United States: 2012 update. Gastroenterology. 2012;143:1179-87.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=]) Over 11% of the U.S. population is affected by irritable bowel syndrome.([FOOTNOTE=Halder SL, Locke GR, Schleck CD, Zinsmeister AR, Melton LJ, Talley NJ. Natural history of functional gastrointestinal disorders: a 12-year longitudinal population-based study. Gastroenterology. 2007 Sep;133(3):799-807. Epub 2007 Jun 20.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])^,([FOOTNOTE=Hungin APS, Chang L, Locke GR, Dennis EH, Barghout V. Irritable bowel syndrome in the United States: prevalence, symptom patterns and impact. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2005;21:1365-75.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])^,([FOOTNOTE=Thomson Reuters (Firm). (2011). ICD-9-CM: International classification of diseases 564.1, Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS); spastic colon.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])^,([FOOTNOTE= ICD-9-CM. Estimated Number of All-Listed Discharges by Care Setting in 2011.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])^,([FOOTNOTE= Medtronic data on file, 2015.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])