'Gay bowel syndrome': relic or real (and returng) phenomenon? - PubMed

Contents:

• SHIGELLA INFECTN AMONG GAY, BISEXUAL, AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN
• COLLECTIVE REVIEWTHE GAY BOWEL SYNDROME: A MON PROBLEM OF HOMOSEXUAL PATIENTS THE EMERGENCY PARTMENT
• 'GAY BOWEL SYNDROME': RELIC OR REAL (AND RETURNG) PHENOMENON?
• SHIGELLOSIS AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN: A QUALATIVE ASSSMENT TO EXAME KNOWLEDGE, ATTUS, AND PRACTIC : SEXUALLY TRANSMTED DISEAS
• THE GAY BOWEL SYNDROME: A MON PROBLEM OF HOMOSEXUAL PATIENTS THE EMERGENCY PARTMENT
• GAY BOWEL SYNDROME
• ‘GAY BOWEL SYNDROME’: RELIC OR REAL (AND RETURNG) PHENOMENON? : CURRENT OPN INFECT DISEAS
• SHIGELLOSIS AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN: A QUALATIVE ASSSMENT TO EXAME KNOWLEDGE, ATTUS, AND PRACTIC

SHIGELLA INFECTN AMONG GAY, BISEXUAL, AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN

Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men* are among groups at high risk for fectn wh Shigella germs. Author lks open overlay panel(80)80310-6Get rights and ntentSexually transmted bowel and rectal diseas are mon gay men and are ed by a wi variety of fect agents.

Each of the enti implited the gay bowel syndrome is nsired separately and epimlogic nsiratns rponsible for the appearance of such a syndrome are examed.

Retentn of ure anogenal herpetic fectnLancet(1978)KazalHL et bowel syndrome: clipathologil rrelatns 260 sAnn Cl Lab Sci(1976)SohnN et gay bowel syndrome: a review of lonic and rectal ndns 200 male homosexualsAm J Gastroenterol(1977)KseyAC et Behavr the Human Male(1948)JonS The sis story: alimentary aliensThe Gay Advote(1979)DanielCW et rat of enteric protozoal fectns selected homosexual men attendg a venereal disease clicSexually Transmted Diseas(1978)DsLM et epimlogic study of sexually transmted disease on a universy mpAm J Epiml(1974)SzmunsW et the role of sexual behavr the spread of hepatis B fectnsAnn Intern Med(1975)HenrsonRH Improvg sexually transmted disease health servic for gays: a natnal perspectiveSexually Transmted Diseas(1977)SleisengerMH et al. This article aims to review the term 'gay bowel syndrome', cludg the recent rearch lookg at creased rat of bowel fectns men who have sex wh men (MSM), particularly light of the recent Shigella outbreaks MSM London and New York, and nsirs whether 'gay bowel syndrome' is a syndrome that really exists and is worthy of further rearch and specific treatment, or whether the term ntu to be obsolete and not eful.

COLLECTIVE REVIEWTHE GAY BOWEL SYNDROME: A MON PROBLEM OF HOMOSEXUAL PATIENTS THE EMERGENCY PARTMENT

8, 10 For this study, we sought to better unrstand shigellosis-related knowledge, attus, and practic (KAPs) among gay and bisexual men, and intify opportuni for health munitn and tn efforts.

'GAY BOWEL SYNDROME': RELIC OR REAL (AND RETURNG) PHENOMENON?

Participants were eligible for the study if they (1) were 18 years or olr, (2) were cisgenr male, (3) self-intified as gay or bisexual, (4) reported havg sex wh another man the past 3 months, and (5) were able to speak and unrstand English.

The term MSM will not be ed to refer to participants this study as all participants this study self-intified as gay or bisexual. First, Geia State Universy (GSU) team members partnered wh lol anizatns and health re provirs servg gay and bisexual men the greater Atlanta area to distribute an rmatnal flyer scribg the foc groups. Prevalence of shigellosis among gay and bisexual men and among people livg wh HIV, level of health re provir knowledge durg diagnosis and treatment, and signs and symptoms of 3: Qutns Participants Had After Beg Prented Wh General Shigellosis InformatnAttus.

” When asked about perceived risk of shigellosis, several participants felt that eher they or gay and bisexual men general were at risk of shigellosis bee of sex-related risk factors for shigellosis, “I uld see beg a very prevalent issue the gay muny, pecially wh the primary ways of transmissn. Not to say that gay people do not re but like, to them, this is very, very mute, 's very small, a very small thg.

SHIGELLOSIS AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN: A QUALATIVE ASSSMENT TO EXAME KNOWLEDGE, ATTUS, AND PRACTIC : SEXUALLY TRANSMTED DISEAS

The rults pture specific aspects of shigellosis and diarrhea that participants had limed knowledge of, and dite an openns toward tn about diarrhea and transmissn, and shigellosis as a potential e of diarrheal illns among gay and bisexual men. KAPs intified this study, cludg lack of knowledge and openns to learng more about shigellosis, may be different om shigellosis-related KAPs among gay and bisexual men other parts of the Uned Stat and may be different om MSM who do not intify as gay or bisexual. This was a small qualative study nducted among gay and bisexual men Atlanta, GA, and rults are not generalizable to other populatns.

Shigellosis preventn efforts among gay, bisexual, and other MSM uld clu health tn and munitn aimed at creasg knowledge about shigellosis and shiftg perceptns about the severy of shigellosis.

THE GAY BOWEL SYNDROME: A MON PROBLEM OF HOMOSEXUAL PATIENTS THE EMERGENCY PARTMENT

Future rearch that scrib effective shigellosis preventn methods among gay, bisexual, and other MSM, cludg strategi for promotg preventn behavrs, is need. Sexually transmted bowel and rectal diseas are mon gay men and are ed by a wi variety of fect agents. Gay bowel syndrome was first named as an illns 1976 the medil lerature via the journal Annals of Clil and Laboratory Science.

The abstract for the 1976 journal article published Annals of Clil and Laboratory Science entled The gay bowel syndrome: cli-pathologic rrelatn 260 s scrib gay bowel syndrome the followg manner:. The clil and pathologil fdgs a group of 260 homosexual men prisg 10% of a private proctologic practice are reviewed. A clil pattern of anorectal and lon diseas enuntered wh unual equency the homosexual patients is termed the gay bowel syndrome.

GAY BOWEL SYNDROME

In 2014, the medil journal Current Opn Infect Disease published a journal article entled 'Gay bowel syndrome': relic or real (and returng) phenomenon?

Purpose of Review: This article aims to review the term 'gay bowel syndrome', cludg the recent rearch lookg at creased rat of bowel fectns men who have sex wh men (MSM), particularly light of the recent Shigella outbreaks MSM London and New York, and nsirs whether 'gay bowel syndrome' is a syndrome that really exists and is worthy of further rearch and specific treatment, or whether the term ntu to be obsolete and not eful.

Bartlett which stated that gay bowel syndrome is a signifint issue regards HIV fectn (In 2004, the Johns Hopks HIV Gui webse also featured a lerature review article about gay bowel syndrome by the John G.

‘GAY BOWEL SYNDROME’: RELIC OR REAL (AND RETURNG) PHENOMENON? : CURRENT OPN INFECT DISEAS

Gay bowel syndrome is a clil pattern of anorectal and lon diseas which occur wh unual equency homosexual patients (the diseas are not exclive to male homosexuals).

Sohn and JG Robilotti Jr., who were among the thors of the prevly ced article the Annals of Clil and Laboratory Science wrote the Amerin Journal of Gastroenterology regardg gay bowel syndrome that "It is important to regnize homosexual patients and the ndns to which they are predisposed.

SHIGELLOSIS AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN: A QUALATIVE ASSSMENT TO EXAME KNOWLEDGE, ATTUS, AND PRACTIC

Michael Heller, who was a San Francis physician, wrote the Annals of Emergency Medice a article tled The Gay Bowel Syndrome: A Common Problem of Homosexual Patients the Emergency Department. that "In recent years, has been regnized that homosexual men are subject to a remarkable variety of lorectal disorrs. Glen Hastgs and Richard Weber 1993 wrote the followg regardg gay bowel syndrome the peer reviewed medil journal Amerin Fay Physician: "The 1980s brought a regnn of gay bowel disease and s siari to flammatory bowel disease.

Michael Heller's medil journal article the Annals of Emergency Medice entled The Gay Bowel Syndrome: A Common Problem of Homosexual Patients the Emergency stat regardg gay bowel syndrome the followg: "Frequently and promiscuy of sexual terurse is probably a major risk factor.