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Our aim was to investigate the role of renal colic, a clinical condition characterized by excruciating pain, in the etiopathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Two groups of patients were enrolled in the study. Group I consisted of 59 patients (33 male and 26 female) with a median age of 41.9 (18 to 58) years. The patients in group I were admitted to our clinic with urinary stone disease and with a medical history of acute renal colic. Group II consisted of 55 patients (25 male and 30 female) with a median age of 40.1 (18 to 56) years, complaining of urologic abnormalities other than stone disease. IBS was diagnosed using Rome criteria. Metabolic analysis for stone disease was performed on patients in group I. The incidence of five metabolic abnormalities—low urine volume, hypercalciuria, hyperoxaluria, hyperuricosuria and hypocitraturia—in patients with and without irritable bowel disease was investigated. IBS was found in 16 of the 59 patients (27.1%) in group I and in 6 of the 55 patients (10.9%) in group II. The difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Relative risk of developing IBS was 2.48 times higher in patients with urinary stone disease than in those without stone disease. There was no statistically significant difference in the metabolic analysis of patients with and without IBS in group I.IBS causes great suffering. Urinary stone disease should be considered as an etiological factor during management of IBS patients. In the presence of gastrointestinal symptoms, a patient with a medical history of acute renal colic might be referred to a gastroenterologist.
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Erdem, E., Akbay, E., Sezgin, O. et al. Is There a Relation Between Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Urinary Stone Disease?. Dig Dis Sci 50, 605–608 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-005-2482-3
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