Irritable bowel syndrome is a disorder characterized by chronic abdominal pain or discomfort and alteration of bowel patterns. Diarrhea or constipation may predominate, or they may alternate. As a functional GI disorder, IBS has no known organic cause (Lewis, Bucher, Heitkemper, 2016).
Some signs and symptoms of IBS vary. The most common include mucus in stool, excess gas, abdominal pain and diarrhea or constipation.
Some common diagnostic exams would be a CT scan and focused abdominal ultrasounds are the most common diagnostic methods. You need to see a doctor immediately if you start noticing weight loss, rectal bleeding, unexplained vomiting, difficulty swallowing and persistent pain (Harding & Snyder, 2016).
There are some associated triggers. One of them would be the food that we eat. It can be due to numerous products that we consume. Some examples of these products are cabbage, dairy products, beans, milk and carbonated drinks. Stress can also aggravate those symptoms but it doesn’t necessarily means that they cause them.
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