From: Global prevalence and burden of meal-related abdominal pain
Healthcare utilization | Frequency of meal-related abdominal pain | ||
---|---|---|---|
No (n = 9756) | Occasional (n = 12,377) | Frequent (n = 5932) | |
Visited doctor because of bowel problems | 36.3 (35.3, 37.3) | 49.8 (48.9, 50.7) | 59.4 (58.2, 60.6) |
Kind of doctor | |||
General practitioner or family doctor | 28.5 (27.6, 29.4) | 36.5 (35.7, 37.3) | 46.2 (44.9, 47.5) |
Gastroenterologist | 17.0 (16.3, 17.7) | 24.6 (23.8, 25.4) | 30.3 (29.1, 31.5) |
Gynecologist | 1.9 (1.6, 2.2) | 3.1 (2.8, 3.4) | 5.3 (4.7, 5.9) |
Surgeon | 2.9 (2.6, 3.2) | 3.8 (3.5, 4.1) | 5.2 (4.6, 5.8) |
Folk healer or traditional healer | 0.3 (0.2, 0.4) | 0.6 (0.5, 0.7) | 1.2 (0.9, 1.5) |
Ayurvedic doctor | 0.1 (0.0, 0.1) | 0.2 (0.1, 0.3) | 0.3 (0.2, 0.4) |
Homeopathic doctor | 0.9 (0.7, 1.1) | 1.5 (1.3, 1.7) | 2.5 (2.1, 2.9) |
Traditional Chinese medicine doctor | 0.6 (0.4, 0.8) | 1.5 (1.3, 1.7) | 1.8 (1.5, 2.1) |
Chiropractor | 0.2 (0.1, 0.3) | 0.4 (0.3, 0.5) | 0.7 (0.5, 0.9) |