Complications

Complication
Timeframe
Likelihood
variable
low

The recurrent nature of IBS can lead to disruptions in daily life that can alter family and work relationships.

variable
low

There is some evidence that patients with diarrhoea-predominant IBS are at increased risk for diverticulosis, but not diverticulitis.[114]

variable
low

Compared with healthy controls, patients with IBS have more severe and more frequent symptoms of depression. Female sex and younger age are associated with more severe symptoms.[115]

Depression in adults

variable
low

One meta-analysis found that over 37% of patients with IBS have a concomitant sleep disorder.[116]

Insomnia

variable
low

Male and female patients with IBS are more likely to have lower urinary tract symptoms, compared with the general population.[117]

Urinary tract infections in women

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