Adults meeting Rome IV criteria for irritable bowel syndrome, Rome Foundation internet surveys

4.1%

percent of adults, worldwide (Rome Foundation Global Epidemiology Study, internet surveys)

“Proportions of subjects with irritable bowel syndrome were lower when the Rome IV criteria were used, compared with the Rome III criteria, in the Internet survey (4.1% vs 10.1%) and household survey (1.5% vs 3.5%).”

Gastroenterology 2021, Worldwide Prevalence and Burden of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Results of Rome Foundation Global Study, 2020-04-12

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Peer-reviewed study

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Rome IV, the current diagnostic criteria, among 73,076 adults surveyed online or in person. Household (in-person) interviews found 1.5%; the study analysed the two survey modes separately and did not pool them.

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