Imagine you’re out to lunch with a couple of friends from work when your stomach starts to cramp. Oh no, not now, you start to think. You start looking around the room looking for the closest bathroom. You politely excuse yourself from the table and sprint to the bathroom only to find a line. You’re sweating because of the pain, nauseous, and anxious you’re going to have an accident right here in front of everyone. This is how it can feel for someone suffering from irritable bowel syndrome. The fact is irritable bowel syndrome (or commonly referred to as IBS) is the most commonly diagnosed disorder by gastroenterologists. Researchers suggest there are on average between two and three million doctors’ visits a year in the United States to treat
…show more content…
There is more information every day that is trying to find out what triggers irritable bowel syndrome and how to treat the various symptoms. Irritable Bowel Syndrome can next to impossible to diagnose, but to get a better understanding you need to learn what can cause IBS, the symptoms, how to get diagnosed, treatments, and learning to cope with the condition.
First we need to understand there is no definite answer on what causes irritable bowel syndrome. Though the pathology of the disorder is hard to determine since there are not any structural finding or biological markers. There are a few theories on what could be the cause such as the gut-brain axis and psychological factors could be playing a role in this disorder. Doctors suggest there is a link in the gut-brain axis. The brain-gut axis can be described as biochemical signals taking place between the gastrointestinal tract and the nervous system. This means brain talks to the gut and communicate with each other through two-way communication. This happens under normal conditions and especially when homeostasis is in distress. So the central nervous system and the gut communicate through the autonomic
There is more information every day that is trying to find out what triggers irritable bowel syndrome and how to treat the various symptoms. Irritable Bowel Syndrome can next to impossible to diagnose, but to get a better understanding you need to learn what can cause IBS, the symptoms, how to get diagnosed, treatments, and learning to cope with the condition.
First we need to understand there is no definite answer on what causes irritable bowel syndrome. Though the pathology of the disorder is hard to determine since there are not any structural finding or biological markers. There are a few theories on what could be the cause such as the gut-brain axis and psychological factors could be playing a role in this disorder. Doctors suggest there is a link in the gut-brain axis. The brain-gut axis can be described as biochemical signals taking place between the gastrointestinal tract and the nervous system. This means brain talks to the gut and communicate with each other through two-way communication. This happens under normal conditions and especially when homeostasis is in distress. So the central nervous system and the gut communicate through the autonomic