Epidemiological and clinical perspectives on irritable bowel syndrome in India, Bangladesh and Malaysia: A review

Table 4 Consultation rate of IBS patients in different population-based studies in India and Bangladesh

Ref.	Study areas/ country	Number of IBS patients	Diagnostic criteria of IBS	ConsultationRate	Reason of consultation	Nature of consulting doctors
Shah et al[9]	Urban/India	190	Manning	28.94%	-	-
Ghoshal et al[12]	Rural/India	FGIDs	Rome III	17.20%	-	MBBS and above (3.1%)
						Homeopathic (5%)
						Ayuervadic (8.3%)
						Unani (0.8%)
Masud et al[13]	Rural/Bangladesh	593	Manning	39.0%	Altered stool passage
					Sense of incomplete evacuation
					Mucus in stool
Perveen et al[14]	Urban/Bangladesh	116	Rome II	65.50%	Multiple dyspeptic symptoms

IBS: Irritable bowel syndrome; FGIDs: Functional gastrointestinal disorders.