Volume 26, Issue 127, September 2022

Prevalence and association between irritable bowel syndrome and stress among medical students in Al Qunfudah

Omar Y. Alfaqih¹, Yahya M. Alnashri^1♦, Mohammed M. Alharbi¹, Omar Babateen², Mohamed A Elhefny³, Abdullah A Saati⁴, Anas Abdulaziz Sarhan⁵, Mohamed AM Iesa⁶

¹Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Qunfudah, Saudi Arabia
²Department of physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Alquraa University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
³Department of Medical Genetics, Al Qunfudah Medical College, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
⁴Department of Community Medicine and Pilgrims Healthcare, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University Makkah, Saudi Arabia
⁵Department of internal medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University Makkah, Saudi Arabia
⁶Department of Physiology, Al Qunfudah Medical College, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

^♦Corresponding author
Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Qunfudah, Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

The most prevalent type of functional gastrointestinal disorder is irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). This illness has a complex etiology and may be caused by several factors. Medical students were discovered to be at an increased risk of having IBS. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of IBS and its association with stress among medical students at Al Qunfudah medical college. This study was a cross-sectional study; data were gathered using a pre-structured self-administered questionnaire that included demographic information, Rome IV criteria, and the Perceived Stress Scale. This study enrolled 290 students, giving a response rate of 78.9%. IBS was prevalent at a rate of 14.8% (40 of 290). Males were more likely to suffer from IBS than females (17.8% vs. 12.1%). Between IBS and stress, a statistically significant association was established (P=0.022). A considerable percentage of IBS was discovered among Al Qunfudah medical college students. IBS and stress were significantly associated, whereas other variables were not associated with IBS.

Keywords: irritable bowel syndrome, stress, medical students, prevalence, Saudi Arabia

Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms365e2378

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i127/ms365e2378

Published: 11 September 2022