Research Article

Patients with Multiple Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs) Show Increased Illness Severity: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Tertiary Care FGID Specialty Clinic

Table 1

Distribution of diagnostic overlap between the different FGIDs.

DiagnosesIBSFDFunctional bloatingFunctional constipationFunctional diarrhea

Overall, (%)220 (81.2)153 (56.5)17 (6.3)7 (2.6)4 (1.5)
Single, (%)94 (42.7)23 (15.0)17 (100.0)4 (57.1)3 (75.0)
Comorbid FD, (%)126 (57.3)3 (42.9)1 (25.0)
Comorbid IBS, (%)126 (82.4)