Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Pain Interference: A Conceptual Model for the Role of Insomnia, Fatigue, and Pain Catastrophizing.

Source: Crohns Colitis 360 2022 Jul; 4(3). doi: 10.1093/crocol/otac028Authors: Falling CL, Siegel CA, Salwen-Deremer JK

People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) commonly experience pain influenced by complex interactions among factors, including disease activity, sleep, psychopathology, and changes in pain processing pathways. Treatments for pain in IBD are limited, highlighting the need for research that explores modifiable factors linked to pain. The aim of this study was to investigate relationships among multiple patient factors and to construct a conceptual model for pain interference in IBD.

Pubmed ID: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36777421/