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Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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Bowel Syndrome: Types
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Bowel Syndrome: Causes & Risk Factors
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Bowel Syndrome: Signs & Symptoms
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Bowel Syndrome: Treatment & Prevention Options
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)
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).
See Also:
Irritable
Bowel Syndrome: Introduction
Irritable
Bowel Syndrome: Types
Irritable
Bowel Syndrome: Causes & Risk Factors
Irritable
Bowel Syndrome: Signs & Symptoms
Irritable
Bowel Syndrome: Medical Tests & Diagnosis Methods
Irritable
Bowel Syndrome: Treatment & Prevention Options
Article by Kona Vishnu, MS
Medical Writer,
OmniMedicalSearch.com
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