Are gastrointestinal symptoms associated with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis suppression in healthy individuals?
A trend toward a non-linear relationship between IBS-like symptoms and post-dexamethasone cortisol levels was observed in healthy individuals, with significantly more symptoms of diarrhoea and early satiety in individuals with high or low post-dexamethasone cortisol levels in comparison with those with intermediate post-dexamethasone cortisol levels.
In these patients urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels failed to provide useful information in both cases of normal and impaired function.