Pain in IBD Patients: Very Frequent and Frequently Insufficiently Taken into Account

Jonas Zeitz, Melike Ak, Séverine Müller-Mottet, Sylvie Scharl, Luc Biedermann, Nicolas Fournier, Pascal Frei, Valerie Pittet, Michael Scharl, Michael Fried, Gerhard Rogler, Stephan Vavricka and Swiss IBD Cohort Study Group

PLOS ONE, 2016, vol. 11, issue 6, 1-13

Abstract: Background: Pain is a common symptom related to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In addition to abdominal pain, pain can also be an extraintestinal manifestation of IBD. Pain treatment is challenging and a substantial part of IBD patients are treated with opioids. Therefore, a better knowledge on pain symptoms is crucial for a better therapeutic approach to this clinical problem. Methods: Patients of the Swiss IBD Cohort Study (SIBDCS) (n = 2152) received a questionnaire regarding pain intensity, pain localization and impact of pain on daily life and social activities. Furthermore, the questionnaire investigated the use of pain-specific medication. Results: A vast majority of patients (71%) experienced pain during the disease course. For a substantial part of patients (49% in UC and 55% in CD) pain is a longstanding problem (>5 years). Pain in UC was of shorter duration compared to CD (p

Date: 2016
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