Eastern J Med. 2017; 22(3): 125-129 | DOI: 10.5505/ejm.2017.08208

Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Depression and Anxiety

Cafer Alhan¹, Aslýhan Okan^2
1Department Of Psikiyatri, The Ministry Of Health, Health Sciences University, Van Training And Research Hospital, Van, Turkey
²Department Of Psikiyatri, Dicle University, School Of Medical, Diyarbakýr, Turkey

The relationship between psychiatric disorders and irritable bowel syndrome has been known for a long time. Although Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a very common functional bowel disease associated with psychiatric disorders, its pathophysiology is not fully elucidated. Brain and bowel set up a bidirectional communication over the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and hypothalamic - pituitary - adrenal (HPA) axis. In a significant number of patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD) and anxiety disorders meet IBS criteria.

Keywords: Functional bowel disease, Irritable bowel syndrome, psychiatric disorders

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