Fibromyalgia Research
Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome and depression in fibromyalgia.
Department of Gastroenterology, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
This study found that for fibromyalgia patients, the incidence of IBS was 81% and the incedence of rheumatoid symptoms was using the Rome II criteria. The prevalence of IBS in controls was only 15%, showing a tendancy for both conditions to be present together.
