Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Causes & Risk Factors
Causes
The exact causes of this disorder are not known. It is believed that miscommunication
of messages from the brain to the intestinal tract could cause abnormal
muscle contractions or spasms causing cramping pain. These spasms may
then cause diarrhea or constipation. Some of the potential causes, triggers
or factors that might worsen the symptoms are as follows:
- Dietary issues such as food allergies and the amount of fiber
consumed.
- Neurological hyper-sensitivity
- Stress
- Hormonal changes i.e., menstrual cycle
- Trapped gas which causes bloating
- Use of antibiotics
- Gastrointestinal infection
- Mal-absorption of bile acid
- Too little of physical exercise
- Chronic alcohol abuse
- Abnormalities in gastrointestinal secretions and/or peristalsis
(the process of movement along the digestive tract) (2) &
(7)
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Risks
Risk of suffering from IBS is more common among the following:
- In people younger than 35 years. About 50% of those suffering from
IBS are below 35 years and 40% develop the symptoms between 35 to 50
years.
- IBS is 2 to 3 times more common in women than in men
- People suffering from panic disorder or other psychological conditions
- People having a family history of IBS
- People who having a history of physical or sexual abuse or other psychological
trauma.
- People with other conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome (which
causes severe fatigue), fibromyalgia (which causes widespread muscle
and soft-tissue pain and tenderness), and temporomandibular disorder
(which causes pain and discomfort in the jaw muscles and joint) (8).
Article by Kona Vishnu, MS
Medical Writer,
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