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ArticleFrontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)2022

Episodic Memories Among Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Patients: An Important Aspect of the IBS Symptom Experience.

Gregory S Sayuk, Carol S North, David E Pollio, Britt M Gott, David H Alpers

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Article in Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Gregory S SayukDivision of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States.
Carol S NorthThe Altshuler Center for Education & Research, Metrocare Services, Dallas, TX, United States.
David E PollioMetrocare Services, Dallas, TX, United States.
Britt M GottDepartment of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States.
David H AlpersDivision of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States.
Washington University in St. Louis · USMetro Transit · USSt. Louis VA Medical Center · USThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Some IBS patients possess detailed memories of the events surrounding their bowel symptom onset ("episodic memories"). In this exploratory study we sought to: (1) examine memory relationship with gastrointestinal (GI) symptom severity, extraintestinal symptoms, and mood; (2) qualitatively explore memory valence and content in IBS patients with or without episodic memories. Methods: Referral IBS patients Results: 14/29 (48.3%) of IBS subjects endorsed episodic memories of IBS symptom onset, often GI infections/enteritis (35.7%). Recall of the exact year (69%) and month (60%) of symptom onset were common. Episodic memories were associated with greater IBS symptom severity/bother, higher anxiety/depression, and poorer HRQOL. Though AMT and SCEPT memory specificity were not different based on episodic memories, overgeneralization to negatively-valenced cues in the AMT was associated with more severe IBS in those without episodic memory. Qualitative analysis revealed no observable differences in topic focus of IBS patients with and without episodic memories. Conclusions: IBS patients often endorse episodic memories associated with symptom onset, and this recall seems to associate with more severe symptoms. Overgeneralization responses to negative stimuli may lead to worse bowel symptoms in those without episodic memories. IBS memory specificity may associate with qualitative differences in processing psychosocial experiences and might be important to IBS pathophysiology.

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abdominal painanxietydepressionirritable bowel syndromememorysomatization

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PMCPMC9243497
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