Irritable Bowel Syndrome Essay

Irritable bowel syndrome is a disease of the large colon that disturbs with the normal function of the bowel. According to the National institute of Health department, 3 in 5 of Americans have IBS. In addition, IBS affect about 20%-40% of the worldwide population and it is very common in women than men. It begins at the early age of 16 to early adulthood at 29 and hardly ever start after the age of fifty. IBS is the common disorder in women that have negative change on patient’s quality of life and inconvenience on society.
Digestive begins as soon as food enters the oral cavity to the esophagus. Once it passes the esophagus it enters the stomach, which digests the food and helps enter into the small intestine. The small intestine is divided into …show more content…
The Large intestine is the waste product of the digestive system, absorbs water and vitamins while converted digested food into feces. IBS is a disorder that affects large intestine. Patient’s with Irritable bowel syndrome experience bloating, diarrhea, pain rectal bleeding, constipation and weight loss. Stress, processed food, an environmental factor can affect the natural movement of the large intestine. It can be triggered by various stimuli such as stress or environmental factor. During stimulation the intestine contracts too hard or not enough, which caused the partially digested food travels too fast or too slow through the digestive system. Diarrhea is caused by movement that is too fast because the small amount of water is reabsorbed in the large digestive system. The slower the food moves through the large digestive intestine, the more the colon absorbs water which makes the feces become more dry and hard. There are three types of irritable bowel syndrome, Irritable bowel syndrome constipation, Irritable bowel syndrome diarrhea, and irritable bowel syndrome alternating constipation and