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Human Studies


2019 Sep


Neurogastroenterol Motil


31


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Are there sex differences in visceral sensitivity in young healthy men and women?

Authors

Icenhour A, Labrenz F, Roderigo T, Siebert C, Elsenbruch S, Benson S
Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2019 Sep; 31(9):e13664.
PMID: 31194287.

Abstract

Visceral hypersensitivity plays a key role in the pathophysiology of chronic visceral pain like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which is significantly more prevalent in women. Possible sex differences in visceral sensitivity remain poorly studied. We assessed sex differences in visceral sensitivity and their association with subclinical symptoms, trait anxiety, and chronic stress in a large sample of healthy men and women.