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Your Journey into Irritable Bowel SyndromeIrritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a disorder characterized most commonly by cramping, abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, and diarrhea. As its name indicates, Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a syndrome. That is, IBS is a combination of signs and symptoms, but not a disease. IBS is classified as a functional disorder. A functional disorder refers to a condition where the primary abnormality is an altered physiological function (the way the body works), rather than an identifiable inflammatory, infectious, structural, or biochemical cause. Research also indicates that IBS is a multi-faceted disorder. For example, the symptoms of IBS result from what seems to be a disturbance or imbalance in the interaction between the intestines, the brain, sensory function, and the autonomic nervous system that alters regulation of bowel motility (motor function). The articles on this site are provided to help you to better understand Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and your options for relief of these symptoms. Click Here Medication for IBSMedication for IBS If you have IBS, there are several different ways that you can prevent the symptoms from acting up. One of the options that are available is taking certain medications that can help to prevent the symptoms. If you are finding that you are unable to prevent symptoms from occurring by changing your diet or other advice, then you can turn to different types of medications. There are several types of medications that are available to you, all which will focus on providing you the relief that you need. The first and most popular type of medication that you can consider using is a laxative. This helps to relieve constipation that is related to IBS. This is known to increase bowel function, allowing for you to move back to a normal digestive tract. These can be found in four different categories. Fiber laxatives, osmotic, stimulant and emollient laxatives will all provide for the colon to take different functions, all which will provide you with the necessary relief. The next type of medication that is used is for preventing diarrhea. These will bind to certain cells in the intestine, which will slow down the digestion and bind together the different substances. There are several types of anti-diarrhea substances. Loperamide is known to help directly with this problem. Lomotil is another popular medication that is used for this same purpose. This particular medication may cause constipation if used in excess. It is also important to make sure that if you become easily addicted, that you don’t use some of these medications, as they can be habit forming. Antispasmodic medications are a third type of medicine that is used. These will help to relax the muscles in your intestine. They can also be used to relieve you of abdominal pains or cramps that occur from IBS. There are several types of medications that will focus on relaxing your intestine muscles, all which come with different characteristics and possible side effects that should be looked into. Medications such as dicyclomine, hyoscyamine and clidinium are well known in helping to relieve muscle spasms by your intestine. Another popular type of medication for IBS is the use of anti-depressants. These are not only effective in relieving pain with these syndromes, but also in calming the nerves in the brain that move directly to the gut. These are also known to block certain transmitters that move from the brain to the gut. This will help the intestine and muscles in that area to stay relaxed. If you have emotional problems and stresses with IBS, then this may be the right option. There are several different types of over-the-counter and prescribed medications that can be used. Depending on your specific symptoms and what they are causing, you can look into a variety of medications and how they will affect you. Medications will usually be focused on one or a variety of problems that you are having in relation to your IBS. Knowing what the medications will prevent, as well as understanding the side-effects will help you to prevent your IBS symptoms from continuing. For information on a number of other common health problems, be sure to check out our home page at Common Health Problems. Health problems are becoming more common as the "baby boom" generation gets older and will continue to do so for the next 20 years or so. Bowel problems are no exception.
Risk Factors for IBS The main risk factors for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) include:
For example, you are far more likely to have IBS if you're young and female. In fact, two to three times as many women as men have the condition. In addition, IBS does seem to run in families, possibly suggesting a genetic cause for the condition. However, at the current time, the precise cause of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is not known. New Irritable Bowel Information
Twenty-one patients with irritable bowel syndrome followed a strict elimination diet, consisting of a single meat, a single fruit, and distilled or spring water, for one week. Symptoms disappeared in 14 of the 21 patients. Subsequently, individual food challenges identified the following symptom-evoking foods (number of cases in parentheses): wheat (9), corn (5), dairy products (4), coffee (4), tea (3), citrus fruits (2). Jejunal biopsies were normal in all nine cases of wheat intolerance, in ... IT'S 2005, AND WE'LL TALK about anything. From fetishes to toenail fungus, maximum frankness pervades chat shows and chat rooms. Yet only about half of Americans with irritable bowel syndrome discuss their symptoms with their doctors, says gastroenterologist G. Richard Locke, M.D., professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minn. When they do, it's because the constipation, diarrhea, or pain has gotten so disruptive that it's affecting their ability to function ... Word count: 879 ***Permissions*** You have permission to publish this article in its entirety electronically, in print, in your ebook, or on your web site, free of charge as long as no changes to the content are made and you include my byline, copyright, and resource box. Please notify me of publication by sending an email with a copy of your publication to: mailto:DrRackner@medicalbridges.com Thanks! ===Article Follows=== Healing Through Stories ... Author: Vicki Rackner MD CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE IBS in the News
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