Table 3.
COVID-19 pandemic related stress and its effects on IBS patients.
| Stress and stress effects | No. | % | |
| Stressed due to COVID-19 pandemic and related procedures | Yes | 796 | 63.4 |
| No | 459 | 36.6 | |
| Causes of stressa | Afraid of infection in family member | 670 | 84.1 |
| Afraid of being infected | 347 | 43.5 | |
| Afraid of loss of income source | 63 | 7.9 | |
| Afraid of dying due to the virus | 137 | 17.2 | |
| Stress exaggerated IBS symptoms | Yes | 444 | 56.6 |
| Sometimes | 265 | 33.8 | |
| No | 75 | 9.6 | |
| Consulted doctor due to stress | Yes | 172 | 21.9 |
| No | 612 | 78.1 | |
| Used sedatives due to stress | Yes | 142 | 18.1 |
| No | 642 | 81.9 | |
| Exaggerated symptoms affect daily activities | Yes | 592 | 75.5 |
| No | 192 | 24.5 | |
| Modified IBS medications due to stress | Yes | 72 | 9.2 |
| No | 712 | 90.8 |