Adherence to healthy lifestyle behaviors was significantly associated with a lower incidence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a large population-based cohort study showed.
Over a mean follow-up of 12.6 years, adhering to one, two, and three to five healthy lifestyle behaviors — never smoking, optimal sleep, high level of vigorous physical activity, high dietary quality, and moderate alcohol intake — was significantly associated with a lower incidence of IBS, even after adjusting for potential confounders (P
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