Abstract
Object: Irritable bowel disease (IBS) is common in Turkey, as in the World, but is often mis-diagnosed. In this study, the diagnosis, follow up and wellbeing of the patients with irritable bowel disease and the effects of their complaints on their quality of life, has been aimed.
 Methods: 202 patients were joined prospectively (n=146, %72,3). Sociodemographic status, Rome III Criteria and WHOQOL quality of life index were recorded by face-to-face questionnaire. Analysis were applied using q-square, t-test, Oneway Annova tests and descriptive statistical methods in SPSS20,0programme.
 Results: Most of the participants were women. The only statistically significant association between sociodemographic characteristics was between gender and types of irritable bowel disease. The only statistically significant relationship between sociodemographic characteristics was between gender and types of IBS. Accordingly, constipation (IBS-C) was more common in women and diarrhea(IBS-D) was more common in men(p=0.018). Scores in the physical and environmental quality of life domains of the WHOQOL index and total scores were higher in men (p=0.04, p=0.002, p=0.007). There was a significant relationship in the physical domain scores of housewives and blue-collar workers compared to other occupational groups (p
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