Together with the Simrén group the Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition at Sahlgrenska University Hospital we showed that large cohort of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has significantly lower heart rate variability (HRV).
IBS is a multifactorial disorder affecting 10-20% of the general population and is characterized by chronic abdominal pain in combination with altered bowel habits resulting to strongly reduced the quality of life.
This study led by Annikka Polster, MD has been recently published in the Neurogastroenterology & Motility Journal: