Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic disorder characterized by recurrent abdominal pain and intermittent diarrhea, which often alternates with constipation. IBS most commonly affects people between the ages of 20 and 30 and is twice as common in women as in men. IBS is known by a variety of other terms: spastic colon, spastic colitis, mucous colitis, nervous diarrhea, nervous colon and nervous or functional bowel.
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The primary purpose of the gastrointestinal tract is to digest and absorb food. In order to fulfill this purpose, food must be ground, mixed, and transported through the intestines, where it is digested and absorbed. In addition, undigested and unabsorbed portions of the food must be eliminated from the body.
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PART 1: Background
1a: What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
1b: What is the prevalence of IBS?
1c: What factors contribute to the onset of IBS?
1d: How long does IBS last?
1e: What effect does IBS have on one’s lifestyle?
1f: Are my symptoms just “all in my head” or psychosomatic?
1g: What factors contribute to health care utilization?
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Irritable bowel syndrome diet
Consistent treatment of irritable bowel syndrome IBS helps cut worker absenteeism while improving work productivity, a new study shows.
IBS symptoms of abdominal pain or discomfort, bloating and constipation are associated with impaired quality of life and are the second most common cause of work-related absenteeism, behind the common cold, Canadian researcher, of the University of Alberta, Edmonton, said in a prepared statement.
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Most individuals are surprised to learn they are not alone with symptoms of IBS. In fact, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects approximately 10-20% of the general population. It is the most common disease diagnosed by gastroenterologists (doctors who specialize in medical treatment of disorders of the stomach and intestines) and one of the most common disorders seen by primary care physicians.
Sometimes irritable bowel syndrome is referred to as spastic colon, mucous colitis, spastic colitis, nervous stomach, or irritable colon.
Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is generally classified as a “functional” disorder. A functional disorder refers to a disorder or disease where the primary abnormality is an altered physiological function (the way the body works), rather than an identifiable structural or biochemical cause. It characterizes a disorder that generally can not be diagnosed in a traditional way; that is, as an inflammatory, infectious, or structural abnormality that can be seen by commonly used examination, x-ray, or blood test. For more information visit: http://www.bowtrol.com/?aid=683990
September 11, 2009
Irritable bowel syndrome is the abnormal function (dysfunction) of the muscles of the organs of the gastrointestinal tract. The gastrointestinal tract, however, is complex. A system of nerves runs the entire length of the GI tract from the esophagus to the anus in the muscular walls. These nerves communicate with other nerves that travel to and from the spinal cord. Nerves within the spinal cord travel back and forth from the brain. (The gastrointestinal tract is exceeded in the numbers of nerves it contains only by the spinal cord and brain.) Thus, the abnormal function of the nervous system in IBS may occur in a gastrointestinal muscular organ, the spinal cord, or the brain.
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