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One in 10 People Frequently Experience Abdominal Pain When They Eat Meals:
Around 11% of the global population (13% of women and 9% of men) frequently experience abdominal pain when they eat meals, according to a survey on over 50,000 people. The research is being presented for the first time today at UEG Week Virtual 2021.[1]
Pain associated with eating appears to be most common in young people aged 18 to 28, with 15% affected, the research found.
Those who experienced frequent abdominal meal-related pain were also more likely to suffer from bloating, a swollen tummy, feeling too full after eating or feeling full up too quickly, constipation and diarrhoea. The same group also had more severe psychological distress and somatic symptoms (that were not gastrointestinal).
A total of 36% of the people with frequent meal-related pain reported suffered from anxiety compared with 25% in the occasional symptoms group and 18 % in those who never experienced meal-related pain. Those with frequent attacks also reported higher rates of depression (35%) compared to 24% in the occasional symptom group and 17% in the group that never had meal-related pain.
Based on the Rome Foundation Global Epidemiology study, the findings were a result of surveying 54,127 people across 26 countries online.
[...] Esther Colomier, study author and a joint PhD researcher at KU Leuven, Belgium, and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, explained, “The take home message from this study is that people who experience meal-related abdominal pain more frequently experience other gastrointestinal symptoms and more regularly fulfil criteria for disorders of the gut brain interactions (DGBIs, formerly known as functional gut disorders), including common conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), bloating and abdominal distension.”
“They also have a higher burden of psychological and somatic symptoms, such as back pain or shortness of breath, which are associated with major distress and functioning problems. These symptoms cause distress and disruption in daily life”, she added.
Journal Reference:
Ami D. Sperber, Shrikant I. Bangdiwala, Douglas A. Drossman, et al. Worldwide Prevalence and Burden of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Results of Rome Foundation Global Study - PubMed, Gastroenterology (DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.04.014)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 05 2021, @09:37PM (4 children)
I didn't mean to hold them up as a model in any respect, or idealize anything about their lifestyle or longevity. My point was that it seems - at a guess - likely that we evolved to have a much higher fiber intake than the modern diet provides.
(Score: 2) by Opportunist on Tuesday October 05 2021, @10:15PM (3 children)
We evolved to live long enough to propagate. Like any animal. Any time beyond that is essentially a waste of resources. At least from an evolutionary point of view.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 05 2021, @11:49PM
Defying nature is only natural.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 06 2021, @03:20AM (1 child)
Not really. Longer-lived social animals can contribute to the group well past their reproductive years. Granny who falls and can't get up will probably be left on a mountain somewhere, but Granny who looks after the kids and cooks will be loved as long there's enough food.
(Score: 2) by Opportunist on Wednesday October 06 2021, @01:45PM
That may be so, but cooking wasn't part of evolution. If anything, it's part of civilization, and civilization is pretty much the opposite of evolution.
So yes, civilization makes old people a lot more useful, but without, we can do without.