Health Reporter Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 Clin Neuropsychiatry. 2022 Aug;19(4):230-235. doi: 10.36131/cnfioritieditore20220405.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a psychosomatic gastrointestinal disorder involving the dysfunctional activation of specific brain regions crucial for interoception and disgust processing. Yet, no study has ever investigated the link between this socio-affective/visceral experience and IBS.METHOD: The present study investigated whether disgust sensitivity and disgust propensity, which can be socially relevant, relate with IBS symptoms in a nonclinical population.105 healthy participants were asked to complete the Disgust Propensity and Sensitivity Scale-Revised (DPSS-R), the Irritable Bowel Syndrome-Quality of Life Measure (IBS-QOL), and the Chronic Urticaria Quality of Life Measure (CU-Q2OL), as control condition.RESULTS: Results showed higher disgust sensitivity scores in individuals with high IBS-QOL score, compared to individuals with low IBS-QOL score. The correlation analysis corroborates this result by showing a positive relationship between disgust sensitivity and respective IBS-QOL scores.CONCLUSIONS: This research provides new insights into understanding the etiopathogenesis of IBS, suggesting the relevance of a socially relevant personality trait such as disgust sensitivity as a potential trigger and / or predisposition factor for this chronic inflammatory disease.PMID:36101643 | PMC:PMC9442884 | DOI:10.36131/cnfioritieditore20220405View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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