Table 3.

Association between IBS symptoms and daily activities

Parameter	Category	Frequency (%)
How often does the abdominal pain improve or stop after you have had a bowel movement?	Never or rarely	104 (7.7%)
	Sometimes	671 (49.9%)
	Often	385 (28.6%)
	Always	186 (13.8%)
How often is abdominal pain relieved by moving or changing positions?	Never or rarely	284 (21.1%)
	Sometimes	695 (51.6%)
	Often	274 (20.4%)
	Always	93 (6.9%)
Currently, how bothersome are your GI symptoms on your quality of life?	Not at all bothersome	73 (5.4%)
	A little bothersome	285 (21.2%)
	Somewhat bothersome	476 (35.4%)
	Very bothersome	180 (13.4%)
	Extremely bothersome	332 (24.7%)
How often do your symptoms interfere with everyday life, such as work, school, and social situations?	Never	60 (4.5%)
	Rarely	190 (14.1%)
	Sometimes	462 (34.3%)
	Often	401 (29.8%)
	Always	233 (17.3%)
When your GI symptoms are bothering you, how does that make you feel?	Frustrated	142 (10.5%)
	Embarrassed	172 (12.8%)
	Angry	275 (20.4%)
	Accepting	336 (25.0%)
	Depressed	267 (19.8%)
	Exhausted	4 (0.3%)
	Lethargy	2 (0.1%)
	Fear	2 (0.1%)
	Pain	3 (0.2%)

IBS, inflammatory bowel disease; GI, gastrointestinal