Onset of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Dyspepsia, Diarrhea, Bloating, and Constipation in Deployed Gulf War Veterans.
Onset of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Dyspepsia, Diarrhea, Bloating, and Constipation in Deployed Gulf War Veterans.
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海湾战争退伍军人出现肠易激综合症、消化不良、腹泻、腹胀和便秘。
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10.11648/ijg.20240801.12
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2024
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Zhou,QiQi
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Verne,ZacharyThomas;Fields,JeremyZachary;Verne,GeorgeNicholas;Zhang,BenjaminBuyi;Thacker,AmberLeigh;Zhou,QiQi
1990 - 1991年期间，估计有694 550名美国军人积极部署到波斯湾。许多被部署的退伍军人在从波斯湾返回后患上了波斯湾战争综合症沿着慢性胃肠道症状。我们在这项研究中的目的是确定以前健康的退伍军人谁曾驻扎在波斯湾的胃肠道症状复合体的表型表达。104个连续的退伍军人（88名男性，16名女性）谁曾在1990 - 91年部署进行了评估，他们的肠道习惯和胃肠道症状。完成了一项检查，以找到他们的症状可识别的原因，所有退伍军人被要求做一个修改版本的肠道疾病问卷症状调查。没有退伍军人在部署前报告胃肠道症状。在部署到波斯湾期间：22名退伍军人（21%）出现肠易激综合征; 17名（16%）出现消化不良; 50名（48%）出现腹泻; 11名（11%）出现腹胀; 4名（4%）出现便秘。目前的研究结果表明，肠易激综合征，消化不良，腹泻，腹胀和便秘的发展是常见的部署海湾战争退伍军人和胃肠道症状通常持续回家后。这些新的发现对于目前部署在中东服役的退伍军人非常重要，他们有患胃肠道疾病的高风险。
An estimated 694,550 United States service members were actively deployed to the Persian Gulf from 1990–1991. Many veterans who were deployed developed Persian Gulf War Syndrome along with chronic gastrointestinal symptoms after returning from the Persian Gulf. Our objective in this study was to determine the phenotypic expression of gastrointestinal symptom complexes in previously healthy veterans who had been stationed in the Persian Gulf. One hundred and four consecutive veterans (88 males, 16 females) who had previously been deployed in 1990–91 were evaluated for their bowel habits and gastrointestinal symptoms. A workup was completed to find identifiable causes of their symptoms and all veterans were asked to do a modified version of the Bowel Disease Questionnaire symptom survey. None of the veterans reported gastrointestinal symptoms before deployment. During deployment to the Persian Gulf: 22 veterans (21%) developed irritable bowel syndrome; 17 (16%) developed dyspepsia; 50 (48%) developed diarrhea; 11 (11%) developed bloating; and 4 (4%) developed constipation. The results of the current study suggest that the development of irritable bowel syndrome, dyspepsia, diarrhea, bloating, and constipation is frequently seen in deployed Gulf War Veterans and the gastrointestinal symptoms commonly persist upon returning home. These novel findings are very important for currently deployed veterans who are serving in the Middle East and are at a high risk of developing gastrointestinal disorders.