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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2024

Acute gastrointestinal and post-acute COVID-19 gastrointestinal syndrome assessment on the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale scoring system: A questionnaire-based survey.

Sunita Singh, Niraj K Srivastava, Rahul Yadav, Saurabh Paul, Shefali Gupta, Sankalp, Priyanshi Dixit

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Sunita SinghDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Niraj K SrivastavaDepartment of General Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Rahul YadavDepartment of General Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Saurabh PaulDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Shefali GuptaDepartment of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India.
SankalpDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Priyanshi DixitNursing Tutor, Vardhman Mahaveer Nursing Medical College, New Delhi, India.

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Background: Post-acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) syndrome (PACS) is the persistence of sequel of acute SARS-COV-2 infection. Persistent/acquired gastrointestinal symptoms (GI-PACS) include loss of appetite, nausea, weight loss, abdominal pain, heartburn, dysphagia, altered bowel motility, dyspepsia, and irritable bowel syndrome. The study aimed to assess the short- and long-term GI-PACS syndrome on the GSRS scale. Methods: A cross-sectional, retrospective record analysis and telephonic questionnaire-based survey were conducted at a tertiary referral center in northern India. The data incorporated patients treated from April 2021 to March 2023. Exclusion criteria were neurological disorders, dementia, inability to understand Hindi/English languages, and psychiatric problems. All patients who met the inclusion criteria were telephonically called from November 2023 to January 2024. Results: The study population was 350 recovered patients from SARS-COVID-19 illness. Forty-three responses were removed during data cleaning and removal of duplication. The data analysis of 307 participants (ICU admissions=92, non-ICU admissions=123, and outdoor treatment =92) was done. The proportion of patients not having any GI symptoms, having at least one GI symptom, and having more than one GI symptom before SARS-COV-2 illness was 3%(3/307), 4.9% (15/307), and 3.6% (11/307), respectively. The four major GI symptoms analyzed in the study were vomiting, pain in the abdomen, diarrhea, and constipation. Overall, 13% (40/307) of the study population did not have any major GI symptoms before SARS-COV-2 diseases. During acute SARS-COV-2 illness, 86.97% (267/307) of patients develop new GI symptoms. Post SARS-COV-2 illness, the overall mean GSRS score for 15 items was 2.14 ± 0.829. The acquired GI-PACS was abdominal pain syndrome (mean score 2.5190 ± SD 0.86650), constipation syndrome (mean score 2.3844 ± 0.83840), reflux syndrome (mean score 2.2866 ± 1.31889), indigestion syndrome (mean score 1.8591 ± 0.93076), and diarrhea syndrome (mean score 1.8122 ± 0.90899). Overall, fever (95.1%, Conclusion: Long-term COVID-19 syndrome frequently manifested as GI symptoms, whereas most symptoms subsided with time.

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Corona virusCOVID-19functional gastrointestinal disordersGCRS scoreirritable bowel syndromenovel coronaviruspost-acute SARS-COV-2 syndrome (PACS)post-SARS-COV-2 symptomsSARS-COV-2SARS novel corona virus diseasesevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2)

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