Gut Liver.
2013 Nov;7(6):668-674.
Concomitant Functional Gastrointestinal Symptoms Influence Psychological Status in Korean Migraine Patients
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurology, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Uijeongbu, Korea.
- 2Department of Gastroenterology, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Uijeongbu, Korea. yscho@catholic.ac.kr
- 3MOT Cluster, Korea University of Technology and Education, Cheonan, Korea.
- 4Department of Gastroenterology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- BACKGROUND/AIMS
Migraine is frequently accompanied by symptoms consistent with functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs). This study evaluated the prevalence of functional gastrointestinal symptoms and assessed the symptoms' relationship with the concomitant functional symptoms of anxiety, depression, and headache-related disability.
METHODS
This prospective study included 109 patients with migraine who were recruited from a headache clinic at a teaching hospital. The participants completed a self-administered survey that collected information on headache characteristics, functional gastrointestinal symptoms (using Rome III criteria to classify FGID), anxiety, depression, and headache-related disability.
RESULTS
In total, 71% of patients met the Rome III criteria for at least one FGID. In patients with FGID, irritable bowel syndrome was the most common symptom (40.4%), followed by nausea and vomiting syndrome (24.8%) and functional dyspepsia (23.9%). Depression and anxiety scores were significantly higher in patients meeting the criteria for any FGID. The number of the symptoms consistent with FGID in individual patients correlated positively with depression and anxiety.
CONCLUSIONS
FGID symptoms defined by the Rome III criteria are highly prevalent in migraine. These symptoms correlate with psychological comorbidities, such as depression and anxiety.
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Anxiety/epidemiology/psychology
Comorbidity
Depression/epidemiology/psychology
Disability Evaluation
Dyspepsia/epidemiology/psychology
Female
Gastrointestinal Diseases/*epidemiology/*psychology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Migraine Disorders/*epidemiology/*psychology
Nausea/epidemiology/psychology
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Republic of Korea
Vomiting/epidemiology/psychology
Young Adult
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