Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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Bowel Syndrome: Introduction
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Medical Tests & Diagnosis Methods/Tools
Some of the diagnostic methods and tools are as
follows:
Medical History:
A physician takes note of the bowel function pattern,
nature and onset of symptoms, past medical history and
presence or absence of other symptoms.
Physical Examination:
On physical examination, the abdomen appears to be tender
and the bowel seems to be spastic.
Investigative Tests:
The intestinal tract is viewed with the help of
colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy or endoscopy and routine
blood tests are usually performed to rule out the
possibility of other diseases (2).
Rome II Criteria:
In order to diagnose and confirm IBS, the Rome II
criteria must be fulfilled. Rome II criteria states
that a patient should have suffered from abdominal pain
or discomfort for 12 weeks or more (may or may not be
consecutive) in the past one year with two out of the
three following features:
- Relief with defecation
- Onset associated with a change in the frequency
of stool
- Onset associated with a change in the form of
stool
Other symptoms that are not primary but support a
diagnosis of IBS, are as follows:
- Abnormal frequency of stools (more than 3/day or
less than 3/week)
- Abnormal stool form (lumpy and hard, or loose and
watery)
- Abnormal stool passage (straining, urgency, or
feeling of incomplete evacuation)
- Passage of mucus
- Bloating (feeling of abdominal distention, or
enlargement) (11).
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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