Bowel Irritable Syndrome

What is the Bowel Irritable Syndrome?

It’s abnormal reaction of the digestive system with specific kind of food & drinks or when the person faces some psychological conditions. The consequences of this abnormal reaction of the Digestive System are many symptoms such as:

• Abdomen distention

• Increase of gases

• Unidentified & repeat pains

• Diarrhea or constipation

The IBS is considered as temporary dysfunctional of the D.S. and not organic disease.

The Reasons of the I.B.S. are:

1. Smoking.

2. Drinking of Alcohol.

3. Psychological problems such as anxiety, depression and sadness.

4. Some food (Different from person to another) example: pepper, hot pepper and uncooked vegetables like cucumber, radish, beans, lentil and drinking of coffee.

Symptoms of I.B.S.

• Recurrent & sudden abdominal pain associated with feeling of excretion and usually the pain disappears with excretion.

• Changing of the normal excretion either with diarrhea or constipation.

• Appearance of gases through mouth or the anal canal.

• Abdomen distention and sometimes visual convulsions.

• Feeling discomfort during the normal excretion.

I.B.S. is a wide health problem; many people are suffering of it. The percentage of this problem in Europe and America is about 10 to 20 among each 100 persons. The percentage is less in Asia and Africa. Female are more affect with this disease than male.

According to the Western sinus the women are more affect with IBS than men. The reasons may be the women are sensitive, moody and the psychological side.

How do you know the I.B.S.

When the human being eats, their food passes in a regular manner and with probable speed along the digestive system from the mouth to the rectum. The muscles that surround the stomach, the small intestines & the colon are responsible of this role. When the food reaches the small intestines it absorbs most of the useful food components to the blood, the remains complete its circulation to the large intestines as it absorbs there the water and other salts. The residue will be the stool and it will complete it circulation to the Rectum, then through the anal canal excrete outside the body during the excretion.

What happen during the I.B.S.?

In the condition of the I.B.S. the muscles of the D.S. specially the ones that surround the Colon are not normal. It works randomly & very fast. The stool became watery like diarrhea because the food did not take enough time in the colon to absorb the water from it. The muscles movement may be very slow, the food takes more time in the colon and the water absorption will be too much. The stool becomes solid and the result is constipation.

How to Diagnosis the I.B.S.?

I.B.S. is not means that you are suffering from organic problem in the D.S. but it is temporary dysfunctional in the D.S. The diagnosis of the IBS will be confirmed after the clinical and Lab. Tests of the stool.

The Physician is the best one to help you

After the Dr. Exclude the organic reasons to the illness of the D.S., he will ask you about the food and drinks that caused the problem to you. He also confirms that you are not suffering from psychological problem. Then he will give you advices and some medicines to solve the problem.

The Successful Means to Treat the I.B.S.

There is no confirmed treatment for this disease. The Instructions & Advices are the essential part in the treatment of IBS:

1. Avoid anxiety & Depression as soon as possible.

2. Avoid drinking of Alcohol.

3. Avoid drinking of coffee.

4. Practice the sport regularly.

5. Quit the Smoking immediately.

6. Avoid the foods that cause the irritation.

7. Drink large quantity of water especially in condition of constipation.