A very bad morning, you are late for work, your Boss is very angry with you, you have to go to his office immediately, just at this time, but you suddenly want to go to the toilet, prepare for a long time the examination is about to start, the teacher before the paper asked everyone what other questions, you raise your hand, said the bowels can not hold. Watch out! You may be suffering from “irritable bowel syndrome”. The following take you into the world of “irritable bowel syndrome”.
1. What is irritable bowel syndrome?
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common clinical disorders of intestinal motility, characterized by no structural defects in the intestinal wall and irritable bowel function, i.e., the entire intestine responds excessively or paradoxically to stimuli.
2, the typing of irritable bowel syndrome is generally divided into diarrhea-based type and constipation-based type. The definition of irritable bowel syndrome constipation is: (1) abdominal pain relieved after defecation or accompanied by changes in the number and character of stools; (2) constipation (at least two of the following conditions are met): less than three bowel movements in a week, hard stools, changes in bowel habits (effort, urgency or a sense of incomplete defecation), and mucus stools.
3, the main symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (1) abdominal pain: often accompanied by abnormal bowel movements, mostly occurring after eating. Abdominal pain has no fixed location, more common in the lower abdomen, abdominal pain can last for several minutes to several hours, mostly relieved after defecation or exhaustion. (2) diarrhea: the number of diarrhea is similar to normal people, mostly 1 time, but also many times, the amount of stool is small, sometimes mucus stool, eating can be triggered, sometimes only after breakfast, other times may not have diarrhea; (3) constipation: the amount of stool is small, difficult to defecate. Constipation often occurs intermittently or is temporarily terminated by short-term diarrhea; (4) alternating diarrhea and constipation: there is often a period of normal or constipated bowel movements during the course of diarrhea, alternating diarrhea and constipation or diarrhea and normal; (5) abdominal distension: it is mostly present or obvious during the day and is relieved at night after sleep. Sometimes patients can be accompanied by excessive proliferation of intestinal flora, increased gas production, persistent bloating and even belching; (6) psycho-psychiatric abnormalities: some patients can be accompanied by insomnia, nervousness, suspicion, irritability, depression, anxiety and other symptoms, and gastrointestinal symptoms can be triggered or aggravated by mental or psychological abnormalities.
4, the cause of irritable bowel syndrome irritable bowel syndrome is highly related to diet and emotion. In terms of diet, improper diet such as raw, cold, greasy, spicy and irritating food and dairy products can become the cause of irritable bowel syndrome and trigger or aggravate irritable bowel syndrome. Psychological factors also have a significant impact on the function of the gastrointestinal tract, and emotional disorders such as anxiety and depression may trigger irritable bowel syndrome.
5, irritable bowel syndrome prevention and care (1) relaxed state of mind and good dietary habits is the first condition for treatment; (2) active prevention and treatment of infectious enteritis, to prevent the formation of chronic recurrent diarrhea; (3) attention to dietary care. Patients with constipation should eat more food containing coarse fiber and food that can soften the stool; patients with diarrhea should choose appropriate food according to different types of evidence, and avoid eating cold, greasy, spicy and irritating food; (4) pay attention to life and living, strengthen physical exercise, and improve the function of the vegetative nerves.
The main reason is that patients do not know enough about the disease, thinking that they only feel sick occasionally and take some drugs at random, which delays the time to go to the hospital and get proper diagnosis and treatment in time. It should be emphasized that irritable bowel syndrome generally does not develop or evolve into a malignant disease. However, as a functional disorder, patients need to take medication in a timely manner as prescribed by their doctors and be prepared for lasting treatment.