Quantifying the Prevalence of Disorders of Gut Brain Interaction in Systemic Sclerosis

One-fifth of SSc patients surveyed met DGBI diagnostic criteria, suggesting that the presence of disorders of gut-brain interaction should be considered when assessing SSc gastrointestinal disease. Our results indicate that there may be a subgroup of SSc patients who have co-existing DGBI-like symptoms contributing to their clinical presentation of SSc-associated gastrointestinal disease.