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A structured self\u2010estimated electronic questionnaire developed by Google Forms was distributed using social media platforms from 15 February to 15 March, 2023. We used The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 and Fibromyalgia Rapid Screening Tool criteria to assess the prevalence rate of FM. We used The ROME IV criteria to asses IBS prevalence rate.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The final sample size was 800 individuals. The prevalence of IBS in the study population was 26.8%. Overall, IBS\u2010Constipation was the most common subtype, and the prevalence rate was higher among medical students (14%) compared to other colleges (12.8%) (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.002). The difference in IBS prevalence between males and females was (9.3% vs. 17.5%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.283), but this did not reach the statistical significance. The prevalence of FM according to The ACR in the study population was 3.6%. Females had higher prevalence rate than males (3.1% vs. 0.5%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.007). The prevalence of FM was also higher in other colleges compared to medicine (2.3% vs. 1.4%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.547), but this did not reach statistical significance.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We found an increased prevalence of IBS among medical students. The prevalence of FM did not show any relation to studying medicine. We recommend additional prospective studies to assess whether studying medicine could be a risk factor for these disorders or not.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/brb3.3445","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,12]],"date-time":"2024-03-12T02:38:40Z","timestamp":1710211120000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Prevalence of fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome and its association with studying medicine, a cross\u2010sectional study in Al\u2010Baath University, Syria"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0617-6280","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mohanad","family":"Daher","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine Damascus University  Damascus Syria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sara","family":"Abbas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine Damascus University  Damascus Syria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zainab","family":"Asaad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine Damascus University  Damascus Syria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Karam","family":"Khalil","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine Damascus University  Damascus Syria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ghania","family":"Jadid","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Scientific Representative at Faculty of Medicine Al\u2010Baath University  Homs Syria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_9_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3329\/jhpn.v29i5.8906"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_3_1","first-page":"5","article-title":"Pattern of irritable bowel syndrome and its impact on quality of life in primary health care center attendees, Suez governorate, Egypt","volume":"9","author":"Abdulmajeed A.","year":"2011","journal-title":"The Pan African Medical Journal"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s41927\u2010022\u201000294\u20108"},{"issue":"6","key":"e_1_2_9_5_1","article-title":"Irritable bowel syndrome: Prevalence and risk factors in jazan region, saudi arabia","volume":"13","author":"Arishi A. 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