Association between Blastocysitis hominis and Irritable Bowel Syndrome- Khartoum State

Abstract

Cross-sectional study was conducted during period from March to October (2013) in Military hospital which is located in Khartoum State. The study was conducted to determine the association between Blastocysitis hominis and IBS. The study included one hundred thirty stool specimens. Three methods were used (direct wet preparation, formal ether concentration technique and modified trichrome stain). The study revealed that 17 (21.3%) out of 80 patients with Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have Blastocysitis hominis and 0% in the control group. The results also showed that 11 (64.8%) of IBS patients with Blastocystis hominis is female and 6 (35.2%) were males. The study showed the prevalence among age groups as follows: 15 (17.6%), 30(29.4%) and 35(53%) years old from 21 to 40 years old and more than 41 years old respectively. This study indicates that the prevalence of B.hominis among patients with IBS is highly in the study area.