The Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Its Co-existence With Migraine in Medical and Non-medical Students at Al-Baha University, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Background: It was hypothesized that the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and migraine and their coexistence are higher among medical students. In this study, we aim to establish the prevalence of IBS and migraine in the medical and non-medical students at Al-Baha University, Saudi Arabia, and to observe the association and relationship between IBS and migraine using the Rome IV diagnostic criteria for IBS and the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD)-3 criteria for migraine.