BRADYENTERIA SYNDROME WEAKENS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND LOWERS THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEDIATRIC STUDENTS

Abstract

The data of two groups of 194 pediatric students aged 20-23 years were compared, and the regularity of bowel habit implementation, 10 clinical parameters of the immune system, and the level of quality of life were analyzed. The first group of examined students was distinguished by the presence of a regular circadian rhythm of the intestine at a frequency of at least 7 times a week (euenteria). The second group of students was characterized by the absence of a regular circadian rhythm of the bowel habit in the form of a slowdown of enteral activity (bradyenteria) at the frequency of the rhythm 1-6 times a week. In individuals with bradyenteria, the evening phase of the intestinal rhythm was 2.9 times more common than the morning phase. The decrease in the level of immune system activity in students with bradyenteria was 1.5 times more common than in those with euenteria. Bradyenteria is a risk factor for weakened immunity. The quality of life of individuals with euenteria was reduced in 23 % of cases, and in those with bradyenteria - in 73 % of cases. Bradyenteria lowered the level of quality of life by 3.2 times. Bradyenteria syndrome is associated with the absence of morning intestinal habits, with a 1.5-fold reduced level of immunity and a nearly 3-fold reduced level of quality of life for pediatric students.