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The IBS Burden
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders seen in clinical practice and represents a major economic and social burden in the US. Although IBS is not a life-threatening condition, it destroys quality of life of the IBS victim and their family. In moderate and severe cases, it consumes employer and insurer resources with a cost basis that has been reported to exceed Asthma care.* This burden typically lasts for the entire life of the patient once IBS appears.
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25 - 40 Million
Americans Suffer From IBS |
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10 – 15 million Americans suffer Moderate to Severe IBS*** |
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$7547 Annual Direct Medical Cost of Care for IBS Patients (exceeds asthma $7170)* |
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IBS Patients Cost Reported $1300 more than non-IBS patients every year** |
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IBS accounts for $25 Billion Annually in Direct & Indirect Costs*** |
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Approximately 12% of all Primary Care Visits are IBS related |
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Roughly 30% of all gastroenterological visits are IBS related |
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IBS is the second leading cause of missed workdays in the US |
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IBS Sufferers miss 3 times as many workdays as those without bowel symptoms (13.4 days vs. 4.9 days) and are more likely to report that they are too sick to work (11.3 % vs. 4.2). **** |
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| References: | | * | JCOM, Vol. 7, No. 6, June 2000, 23-28, Costs of Care for Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Managed Care | | ** | Levy RL, Von Korff M, Whitehead WE, Stang P, Saunders K, Jhingran P, Barghout V, Feld AD. Costs of care for irritable bowel syndrome patients in a health maintenance organization. Am J Gastoenterol 2001;96:3122–3129. | | *** | IFFGD, the International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders www.aboutibs.org/Publications/IBSBurden.html | | **** |
Drossman DA, Li Z, Andruzzi E, Temple R, Talley NJ, Thompson WG, Whitehead WE, Janssens J, Funch-Jensen P, Corazziari E, Richter JE, Koch GG. U.S. Householder Survey of functional gastrointestinal disorders: prevalence, sociodemography and health impact. Dig Dis Sci 1993;38:1569–1580. |
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