IBS-like symptoms and quality of life in inflammatory bowel disease in remission

Background and aim: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an invalidating condition leading to impairment of quality of life. There are studies that showed that in patients with inflammatory bowel disease in remission there are irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-like symptoms and that health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is impaired because of these symptoms. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of IBS-like symptoms and their impact on the HRQOL in healthy controls and in IBD patients in remission. In order to assess these data, we used the Rome III criteria and SF-36 questionnaire. Methods: A cohort o…