Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome among Qassim school teachers, and its impact on their performance and life duties.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) among school teachers in Qassim region,  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and it's impact on their performance -as teachers- and on life duties.  

Methods: A cross-sectional study was held in Qassim region, KSA between 2012 and 2013. The study was conducted among 300 school teachers selected by multistage stratified random sample method in 2013.