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The Rome IV diagnostic questionnaire was used to identify subjects with IBS. Data on demographics, medical history, gastrointestinal (GI) and non\u2010GI symptoms, quality of life and health care consumption was collected.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 5,931 subjects were included; 274 (4.6%) IBS subjects and 5657 (95.3%) non\u2010IBS controls. IBS subjects reported more doctor consultations for both GI and other health problems as well as increased use of medication and rate of abdominal surgery (appendectomy excluded). Having healthcare insurance or access to free public healthcare (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 4.49, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.31\u201315.44), followed by high frequency of bloating (AOR 2.65, 95% CI 1.42\u20134.93) and increasing age (AOR 1.02, 95% CI 1.01\u20131.05) were found to be independently associated with being an IBS consulter while doctor\u2010diagnosed IBS subjects were more likely to be female and to report abdominal pain as their most bothersome GI symptom than other consulters with IBS.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>IBS subjects have higher healthcare utilization than non\u2010IBS controls, medication use and abdominal surgery included. Furthermore, consulters with and without an IBS diagnosis differ in sex distribution and symptom profiles. 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