Sexual and Physical Abuse in Women with Functional or Organic Gastrointestinal Disorders
Annals of Internal MedicinePublished 1 December 1990
Douglas A. Drossman, Jane Leserman, Ginette Nachman, Zhiming Li, Honi Gluck, Timothy C. Toomey
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It is found that a history of sexual and physical abuse is a frequent, yet hidden, experience in women seen in referral-based gastroenterology practice and is particularly common in those with functional gastrointestinal disorders.
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We found that a history of sexual and physical abuse is a frequent, yet hidden, experience in women seen in referral-based gastroenterology practice and is particularly common in those with functional gastrointestinal disorders. A history of abuse, regardless of diagnosis, is associated with greater risk for symptom reporting and lifetime surgeries.
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