Bloating, Visible Abdominal Distension, and Other Intestinal Gas‐Related Symptoms in Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Functional Dyspepsia
Bloating and visible abdominal distension can occur as concomitant or distinct impactful symptoms and are, together with other gas-related symptoms, strongly linked to IBS and FD. These findings may provide arguments to include bloating and distension as supportive criteria for IBS and FD diagnoses.
Authors
- Rim Hassouna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8237-8431)
- A. N. Davies
- Laurent Quinquis
- M. Simrén
- H. Tornblom
- Max J. Schmulson
- Tom van Gils
- Shrikant I Bangdiwala
- Olafur S. Palsson
- Jan Tack
- Boris Le Nevé
- Ryo Katsumata
- Jóhann P. Hreinsson
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- DSM (Netherlands) (NL)
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- Population Health Research Institute (CA)
- Rome Foundation (US)
- Impact (CA)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)
- McMaster University (CA)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- United European Gastroenterology Journal
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ueg2.70186
- Primary Topic
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Danone
- Danone Nutricia Research
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Göteborgs Universitet