Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Are you experiencing diarrhea or constipation? Though you really healthy? Could be you have Irritable Bowel Syndrome. If not handled properly, the disease can cause psychiatric problems.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a disorder of gastrointestinal motility. As a result of this disruption can vary. Can be overdone and can also be reduced. "The effect can be diarrhea, constipation can, or can also alternate between diarrhea and constipation. And prolonged. Sometimes for years. "

Pathophysiology of IBS begins with a stimulus due to psychological factors or unfavorable conditions. The relationship between psychological factors with the gastrointestinal tract were very close. This can be seen from what happens when someone is in panic, stress, or nervous. For example, before exams or a general test, a child may defecate constantly stressed because of exams. Until it became heartburn. Or it could be someone who was scolded on the boss. Feeling uncertain when it could cause a desire to defecate constantly. In some people, stress cause constipation (constipation).

Because there are strong links with digestive stress. Digestive system have receptors for stimulation of the brain. Not just with digestion. Some people also experience shortness of breath due to stress with regard to the respiratory system.

The emergence of symptoms of diarrhea or constipation that is caused by excessive movement or motility of the affected bowel. In normal people, the intestines contained in the digestive tract will always move with a certain rhythm. Motility could be explained by the picture. Intestine that was supposed to move regularly, so the food will be absorbed and the rest will be discarded. So that the food has been processed by the stomach will be absorbed and the rest will be discarded.

But in patients with IBS, psychological factors (stress usually) make bowel movements irregular. Sometimes too fast, sometimes it was too slow. Bowel movements are too fast, sometimes it was too slow. Bowel movements are too fast  then cause diarrhea. While a slowing bowel movement causes constipation because the pulp or the remnants of metabolism can not be distributed by the intestine with the soon to be discarded. In Irritable Bowel Syndrome diarrhea excitatory threshold decrease. We recommend that the threshold of stimulation for constipation was also abnormal happened

The cause of IBS has so far not clear. However it is believed that the emergence of this disease is closely associated with one's psychological condition. For example, personality disorders, situational stress, depression, anxiety. The cause was dominated by psychological factors.

Food itself is not too influential. It's just that there are some foods that need to be aware because it can be causeds.So, the food was a trigger (triggers). Sometimes Irritible Bowel Syndrome can be stimulated by certain foods such as candy that contains sorbitol, dairy products containing lactose or whatever. There is no one particular food but the individual. Only the originator and the food is very dependent Pasa everyone. For example, in the A Lactose could spark IBS, but not for people

Symptoms

Based on the symptoms caused, IBS can be divided into three types. First, IBS with constipation symptoms. Patients will usually be difficult to defecate.Second constipation, IBS with diarrhea symptoms. Here, patients often defecate. Well, that distinguish diarrhea in IBS with diarrhea usually caused by irritation to the gastrointestinal tract or the quantity of bacteria in food is a little stool. "But typically, yes. If this type of waste water on, little by little. Sometimes accompanied by mucus. Third, a mixture of both of these symptoms, symptoms that occur opposite each other in a matter of years. Within a month may be difficult to defecate in a few days, but then the diarrhea within a few days. And this is chronic in nature.

But the traits or symptoms are very common discomfort, discomfort in the abdomen. Unpleasant taste or uncomfortable it can be in different forms, such as bloating, hot, ill. But in general the symptoms are recovered or lost after the relevant exhaust gas or waste water. And the patient's condition returned to normal.

Another distinctive feature is the patient's condition or circumstances. Unlike other diseases, IBS does not cause changes in weight or physical condition of the patient. Patients appear normal, as not ill. People also do not be thin as in patients with other diseases.

Because the causes which tend to be individual, treatment is also adjusted. Medicine can not be said X. Not be so. Because the cause is not clear, there is no specific drug. If the person depressed, given antidepressants. If the person anxiety (excessive worry), given antiansietas. When stimulated by certain foods, yes, the food should be avoided.

Because the cause is not clear, can not be done more  tests for diagnosis. What should happen is the cooperation between doctors and patients. Patients should be open and doctors must wait for the investigation. Thus, the drug can be given Anti symptoms. The important thing with the patient's physician should be tight, the patient should be open, and doctors also have to be patient. Because the disease usually lasts longer, the patient will go back and forth. So, sometimes doctors become impatient.

The problem, often the patient is not honest. Patients often mask psokology conditions or problems that deplete enough attention to her stress. Thus, communication between doctor and patient did not wake up properly. Not infrequently the patient asked for another examination.  CT Scan. That's all unnecessary if the disease is already known that IBS. It is not necessary.

Then how to prevent it? "Prevention? Because the cause is unknown, we are hard to prevent it. As it is impossible to say, "You do not depression! Do not worry! It's hard, yes. Sometimes longer in a state of happy news suddenly get sad and depressed immediately. It also could have been.

What is important is wary. Vigilant because IBS can cause serious mental problems. "What is clear IBS disease could spark a mental illness created in question. Mental health problems can cause IBS, IBS can cause psychiatric problems. Usually the patient's upset, not heal, and this condition can interfere with the patient's mind. Because of Irritable Bowel Syndrome is very distracting and make the patient uncomfortable. (Genie / Genie / tty) okezone.com