Afdrif sjúklinga með iðraólgu

Abstract

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is among the most common gastrointestinal disorders. In this survey, the prognosis of patients diagnosed with IBS was examined. In 1982, 81 (2.9%) of the inhabitants in Egilsstaðir health care district had diagnosed IBS on their medical records (ICCH 558). Twelve years later, in 1994, the health records of those patients were examined. Information was gathered through a questionnaire, which 76% answered. Of those who answered 28% had no longer any symptoms, but 38% experienced symptoms once a month or more frequently. The medical records of 11 patients who died were checked, revealing that two had had a confirmed gastrointestinal disease, but not in the colon.

Iðraólga (irritable bowel syndrome) er algengt sjúkdómsástand í meltingarfærum. Í þessari rannsókn voru athuguð afdrif sjúklinga með iðraólgu. Árið 1982 hafði 81 (2,9%) íbúi í Egilsstaðalæknishéraði sjúkdómsgreininguna iðraólga skráða í sjúkraskrá (ICCH 558). Arið 1994, 12 árum síðar, voru afdrif þessara sjúklinga könnuð. Upplýsinga var aflað með spurningalista og var svörun 76%. Af þeim sem svöruðu reyndust 28% bafa orðið einkennalausir, en 38% höfðu áfram einkenni mánaðarlega eða oftar. Sjúkraskrár 11 látinna voru kannaðar. Sjúkdómar í meltingarfærum voru staðfestir hjá tveimur þeirra, en í hvorugu tilvikanna var um sjúkdóm í ristli að ræða.