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

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  • 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
  • Swiss IBD Cohort Study Group

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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

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  • 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, 2016. "Pain in IBD Patients: Very Frequent and Frequently Insufficiently Taken into Account," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(6), pages 1-13, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0156666
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156666
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