Dyspepsia in the community: value of a community-based mailed survey to identify potential participants for a randomized clinical trial.

Objective: To assess the usefulness of a community-based mailed survey to identify participants with functional dyspepsia (FD) for a clinical trial.

Material And Methods: In 2008, a valid self-report questionnaire of gastrointestinal symptoms required for diagnosis of FD was mailed to randomly selected cohorts of Olmsted County, Minnesota, residents. From survey responses (54%), FD cases and controls were identified.

Irritable bowel syndrome and chronic pelvic pain: a population-based study.

Background: Women with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) frequently report chronic pelvic pain, however, it is still unanswered whether these are truly separate entities. IBS negatively impacts on quality of life, but the impact of IBS on sexual function is not clear.

Goals: We aimed to (1) describe the impact of IBS on sexual function, and (2) evaluate the association between pelvic pain and IBS, and in particular identify if there are unique characteristics of the overlap group.