All about irritable bowel syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a disorder of the large bowel that is due to hypersensitivity of the nerves or over stimulation of the muscles of the colon which presents as cramping, bloating, flatulence, pain, and diarrhea or constipation. IBS is exacerbated by stress, overeating, exercizing, PMS and types of food including caffeine, milk, alcohol, fizzy drinks, high fat foods and chocolate. Blood tests, barium x-ray and colonoscopy are a few procedures undertaken to rule out nasty possible causes of symptoms, with IBS diagnosed by default. Management of the condition is by altering the diet, eating smaller meals high in fibre, reducing stress, and/or being prescribed medicine.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by The Rising Nepal

Related Disease Topics:

• Irritable bowel syndrome
• IBS
• PMS

Related Symptom Topics:

• Cramping
• Bloating
• Flatulence
• Pain
• Diarrhea
• Constipation
• Stress
• Overeating

Article Source Details

About: All about irritable bowel syndrome

Date: 31 August 2005

Source: The Rising Nepal

Author: Pradeep Vaidya

URL: http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/pageloader.php?supp=2005/08/19/fridaysuppliment/topics/topic3&file=2005/08/19/index

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of cramping
• Cause of bloating
• Cause of flatulence
• Cause of pain
• Cause of diarrhea
• Cause of constipation
• Cause of IBS
• Cause of irritable bowel syndrome
• Diagnosis
• Diagnosis and irritable bowel syndrome
• Diagnosis and IBS
• Diagnosis and colonoscopy
• Diagnosis and barium enema
• Diagnosis and barium x-ray
• Diagnosis and cramping
• Diagnosis and bloating
• Diagnosis and flatulence
• Diagnosis and pain
• Diagnosis and diarrhea
• Diagnosis and constipation
• Diagnosis and stress
• Diagnosis and overeating
• Medication and irritable bowel syndrome
• Medication and IBS
• Medication and colon inflammation
• Medication and diarrhea
• Medication and constipation

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