3. Cause
• Abnormal contractions of muscles in the intestinal
walls
• Develops after gastrointestinal infection
• Stress, anxiety or depression are often part of
(IBS)
• Peristalsis becomes irregular and uncoordinated
disrupting normal digestive process
• Over eating or binge eating, known to aggravate
(IBS)
• Too much fat in diet
• Eating too quickly, eating irregularly, smoking
4. Cause
• Muscles in colon don’t work may spasm
• Colon more sensitive to food and
medication
• Food allergies, bacteria
5. Symptoms
• Abdominal bloating and excessive quantities of
gas
• Abdominal pain, often on lower left side, relieved
by defecation or passing gas
• Diarrhea may be most severe on waking and may
alternate with inconsistent constipation that may
produce rabbit pellet stools
• Feeling that bowel is not completely empty
• Mucus passing during defection
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Often full and not finishing meals
6. Symptoms
• Loose stools
• Diarrhea
• Constipation
• Alternating diarrhea and constipation
• Urge to move bowels again immediately
following a bowel movement
• Mucus in the stool
13. Diagnosis
• The number of tests
• No single test that can diagnose disorder
• Emotional or physiological problems
• Sigmoidoscopy
• Barium Enema
14. Prevention
• Enough fibre in diet
• Stop smoking, avoid excessive amounts of
caffeine
• Yoga, relaxation techniques
• Regular excersise
• Imagery tape to listen to at home
• A round of golf or tennis or a half hours
worth of swimming laps
• Healthy outlets for stress
15. Treatment
• Change diet and relaxation techniques
• Antispasmodic drugs to relax contractions
of digestive tract, help relieve abdominal
pain
16. Outcome
• People recover with treatment
• No long term effects
• If no treatment you will have sever pain and
sickness
17. People At Risk
• 20-30 year old men or women
• Females twice as common
• People with stress in their lives
• Certain foods make symptoms worse
