WGO Graded Evidence: Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Level: Cascade and Global Epidemiology: 4 Abstracts

Legend:   : Special Mention  : Important  : Very Important  : Key Development
	Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome and its relationship with psychological stress status in Chinese university students. Shen L, Kong H, Hou X, J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 Dec;24(12):1885-90
	Epidemiology of irritable bowel syndrome in Asia: something old, something new, something borrowed. Gwee KA, Lu CL, Ghoshal UC, J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 Oct;24(10):1601-7
	Irritable bowel syndrome is strongly associated with generalized anxiety disorder: a community study. Lee S, Wu J, Ma YL, Tsang A, Guo WJ, Sung J, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2009 Sep 15;30(6):643-51
Supplementary evidence:
	Down-regulation of protein and mRNA expression of IL-8 and ICAM-1 in colon tissue of ulcerative colitis patients by partition-herb moxibustion. Zhou EH, Liu HR, Wu HG, Shi Z, Zhang W, Zhu Y, Shi DR, Zhou S, Dig Dis Sci. 2009 Oct;54(10):2198-206