NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Understanding Postinfection Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Anjali Byale, MD
Research Trainee
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Madhusudan Grover, MD
Consultant
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Department of Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

About 1 in 10 individuals develops postinfection irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS) after an episode of infectious gastroenteritis. The underlying mechanisms have yet to be fully explored, but both pathogen-associated factors and host responses likely play a