Description

For sample adults who completed a set of questions on bowel functions; and who have not had a colostomy; and who reported having had diarrhea always, most of the time, or some of the time during the past 12 months; and who saw a doctor in the past 12 months about their diarrhea, DIARDIAGCON4 reports the fourth cause of the diarrhea identified by the doctor. Possible causes included enteritis, diverticulitis, Chron's disease, intestinal flu or virus, spastic colon, functional bowel, irritable bowel syndrome, irritable colon, colitis, ulcerative colitis, infection, lactose intolerance, traveler's diarrhea, diet, dysentery, medication, nerves or stress, or something else. For additional causes identified by the doctors, see DIARDIAGCON1, DIARDIAGCON2, or DIARDIAGCON3.

DIARDIAGCON4 is part of a supplement on Digestive Disorders initiated in 1989 which had 3 sections. The first asked about specific conditions such as gallstones, ulcers, or colon or bowel conditions (such as BOWELFUNEV, ever had a functional bowel). The second asked about abdominal pain (such as ABPAIN3XYR, had abdominal pain 3 or more times, past 12 months). The third was on normative bowel functions (such as ABGASTRUBYR, had trouble with abdominal gas in the past 12 months). For related variables and more information, please use the IPUMS NHIS search function and drop-down menus, or see the variables listed above.

Comparability

There are no comparability issues with this variable.

Universe

Availability

• 1989

Weights

• 1989 : SUPP2WT