英国剑桥大学公共卫生学院Ｈｏｂｂｉｓ等报告 ,以往遭受虐待的经历在功能性肠病发病机制中可能无重要作用。以往研究显示 ,在肠易激综合征患者中 ,遭受性虐待和躯体虐待者比器质性胃肠道疾病患者和普通人群多。因此有人推测 ,以前的虐待经历有可能使人易患功能性胃肠道疾病。 Hobbis et al., School of Public Health, University of Cambridge, UK, reported that previous experiences of abuse may have no role in the pathogenesis of functional bowel disease. Previous studies have shown that in patients with irritable bowel syndrome, more people suffer from sexual abuse and physical abuse than those with organic gastrointestinal disease and the general population. Therefore, it has been speculated that previous experiences of abuse may make people susceptible to functional gastrointestinal diseases.