Cohort Profile: The Christchurch IBS cOhort to investigate Mechanisms FOr gut Relief and improved Transit (COMFORT)

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Cohort Profile: The Christchurch IBS cOhort to investigate Mechanisms FOr gut Relief and improved Transit (COMFORT)

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This cross-sectional observational case-control study was initiated in July 2016 with the aim of increasing an understanding of the underlying disease mechanisms in functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), functional diarrhoea (FD), and functional constipation (FC). Specific areas of interest include the effect of food, microbiome, host and microbial genetics, metabolome, and psychological variables on unexplained chronic gastrointestinal (GI) sy...

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2020-08

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Heenan, Phoebe / Creemers, Rob H / Sharma, Shriya / Keenan, Jacqueline / Bayer, Simone / Young, Wayne / Cooney, Janine / Armstrong, Kelly / Fraser, Karl / Skidmore, Paula M / Talley, Nicholas J / Roy, Nicole / Gearry, Richard B / COMFORT Cohort Collaborators

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/25648

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Observational study / Case control study / Cohort profile / Functional gastrointestinal disorders / Irritable bowel syndrome

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