Post-covid functional diseases of gastrointestinal tract
https://doi.org/10.52888/0514-2515-2023-359-4-72-76
Abstract
Aim. To assess the frequency of functional gastrointestinal diseases after COVID-19 and identify factors associated with the post-COVID esophageal syndrome.
Materials and methods. The study included data from 72 (31 men and 41 women) patients over the age of 18 who had COVID-19. Patients were divided into two groups: with or without gastroenterological symptoms during acute coronavirus infection.
Results and Discussion: After 6 months from the onset of the coronavirus infection, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) developed in 29% of patients with gastrointestinal symptoms and only in 7% of patients without symptoms in the acute stage of infection. The concurrent development of two digestive system diseases (more often a cross syndrome of Functional Dyspepsia and IBS) was 2.6 times more common in the first group of patients. Statistically significant risk factors for the development of post COVID functional digestive diseases were: diarrhea, abdominal pain, anorexia, anosmia, and agenesis.
Conclusion. The presence of gastrointestinal symptoms at the baseline level of COVID-19 was more frequently associated with the development of functional gastrointestinal tract disorders during a six-month follow-up.
About the Authors
N. H. Olimzoda
State Institution “Institute of Gastroenterology of the Republic of Tajikistan”
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
S. A. Avezov
State Institution “Institute of Gastroenterology of the Republic of Tajikistan”
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Avezov Sayfullo Abdulloevich – Doctor of Medical Sciences., Senior Research Associate
Tel.: +992935005229
D. M. Ishankulova
State Institution “Institute of Gastroenterology of the Republic of Tajikistan”
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
M. H. Khuzhamurotov
State Institution “Institute of Gastroenterology of the Republic of Tajikistan”
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
R. I. Odinaev
State Institution “Institute of Gastroenterology of the Republic of Tajikistan”
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
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Olimzoda N.H., Avezov S.A., Ishankulova D.M., Khuzhamurotov M.H., Odinaev R.I. Post-covid functional diseases of gastrointestinal tract. Health care of Tajikistan. 2023;(4):72-76. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.52888/0514-2515-2023-359-4-72-76
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