Middle East journal of digestive diseases
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Middle East J Dig Dis · Oct 2016
A Survey on Migraine Prevalence in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease - A Single Centre Experience.
BACKGROUND It is hypothesized that migraine may be related to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), therefore in this cross-sectional study we evaluated the prevalence of migraine in patients with IBD. METHODS In this cross-sectional study 80 patients with IBD and 80 patients without IBD referring to a private gastroenterology clinic from May to January 2014 were evaluated regarding the prevalence of migraine, severity of migraine based on Headache Impact Test (HIT-6), and habits related to headache. RESULTS 160 participants with the mean age of 35 years were evaluated. ⋯ Moreover the correlation between the duration of IBD and migraineprevalence was not significant (r=-0.14, p=0.19). CONCLUSION We found that the prevalence of migraine in patients with IBD is significantly more than normal population. More studies are needed to highlight the correlation between migraine and IBD.