Table 3 Eight-year prevalence of gastrointestinal morbidity in IBS-patients and controls

Reflux complaints (GERD)

73

21.1

77

5.5

4.75

3.37–6.71***

21

15.0

70

5.4

3.08

1.83–5.20***

Complaints with known ulcer

5

1.4

5

0.3

4.24

1.22–14.73*

4

2.9

11

1.0

3.42

1.08–10.90*

Functional dyspepsia

134

38.1

128

8.6

6.47

4.88–8.57***

53

35.7

92

7.1

7.94

5.32–11.88**

Inflammatory bowel disease

28

7.9

62

4.2

1.97

1.24–3.13***

6

4.3

41

3.2

1.37

0.57–3.28

Diverticulitis in the bowel

33

9.3

12

0.8

12.62

6.44–24.71 ***

10

3.6

55

4.3

9.86

4.03–24.13***

Haemorrhoids and rectal abscesses

25

7.1

67

4.5

1.61

1.00–2.59

22

15.7

58

4.5

3.97

2.35–6.71***

Liver diseases

3

0.8

5

0.3

2.53

0.60–10.65

0

0

17

1.3

–

–

Gallstone, gallbladder inflammation and other diseases in the gallbladder area

30

8.5

55

3.7

2.41

1.52–3.82**

8

5.7

20

1.5

3.85

1.67–8.92**

Lactose intolerance

1

0.3

9

0.6

0.46

0.06–3.68

2

1.4

2

0.2

9.35

1.31–66.88*

Coeliac disease

4

1.1

13

0.9

1.39

0.42–3.99

3

2.1

4

0.3

7.05

1.56–31.83*

Irritable bowel syndrome ¹

30

8.5

8

0.5

–

–

6

4.3

5

0.4

–

–

Gastroenteritis

4

1.1

5

0.3

3.38

0.90–12.66

1

0.7

5

0.4

1.85

0.21–15.96

Cancer in the abdominal tract ²

8

2.3

5

0.3

6.84

2.26–21.05 ***

2

1.4

6

0.5

2.55

0.62–15.54

Benign tumours in the abdominal tracts

18

5.1

9

0.6

8.79

3.92–19.73 ***

4

2.9

10

0.8

3.77

1.17–12.18*

Miscellaneous gastrointestinal complaints

6

1.7

18

1.2

1.40

0.55–3.57

6

4.3

26

2.0

2.18

0.88–5.39