[Prevalence of Manning's symptoms in a Lima upper socioeconomic level population]. / Prevalencia de los criterios de manning en una población de nivel socioeconómico alto de Lima.

All studies confirm IBS is one of the most common problems in medical practice, and the most common in gastroenterologic practice, underdiagnosed in many cases, misdiagnosed in others. In our country there are no studies published to describe the prevalence of symptoms of IBS. Our objective was to evaluate the prevalence of Manning s Criteria, in an apparently healthy population, of high socioeconomical level, from Lima. We carried-out a cross-sectional study of prevalence in 300 subjects from 5 districts of higher socioeconomical level of Lima. We found 78 persons with lower bowel symptoms (26%). The most frequent symptom-criterion in this population was mucus in stools, meanwhile the least frequent was the increase in frequency. We do not find differences between frequency of symptoms with depression associated, sex, age, nor districts. Our frequency of symptoms is not in accord with traditionally described in this syndrome.

[Association between irritable intestinal syndrome and depressive symptoms in a population of high socioeconomical level of Lima]. / Asociación entre síndrome de intestino irritable y síntomas depresivos en una población de nivel socioeconómico alto de Lima.

Irritable Small Bowel (ISB) is the most common disorder in the gastroenterological practice. On the other hand, depression, is also common, and can produce somatic symptoms that could mislead the physician with respect to bowel diseases, particularly of the digestive system. The main objective of this work was to determine the relationship between lower digestive tract symptoms and symptoms of depression in a population of high socio-economic status in five districts of Lima. A cross-sectional study on the prevalence of lower digestive tract symptoms and symptoms of depression was carried out, together with a case-control study to evaluate the relationship between lower digestive tract symptoms and symptoms of depression. It included 300 individuals. The Beck Inventory for Depression and the Manning Criteria for ISB were used. Significant association (p<0.05) between lower digestive tract symptoms and symptoms of mild depression was found, with a OR=10.9 and significant statistical association between symptoms of moderate depression and lower digestive tract symptoms (p=0.01 and OR=3.48). It is concluded that there is a connection between lower digestive tract symptoms and symptoms of depression, in a population of high socio-economic status in five districts of Lima.