Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
symptoms depend on the severity of the case, but the patient is
usually afflicted with constant bouts of diarrhea, constipation
or both. Sufferers have an abdominal pain often times accompanied
by gassiness and abdominal cramps. These feelings usually cease
once the person has a bowel movement.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms
include:
- Heartburn
- Nausea
- Bloating
- Abdominal fullness or discomfort
- Pain in the lower abdomen
- Diarrhea or constipation
About 25 to 45 million Americans
have IBS, as it is commonly known, and most of those sufferers are
women. IBS is a gastrointestinal disorder which causes those who
have it to experience gut-wrenching pain. Some have described the
abdominal pain as knife-like.
The level of pain and the frequency
someone experiences irritable bowel syndrome symptoms like bloating,
gas, cramps, diarrhea and constipation varies for each patient.
About 75 percent of those with IBS have mild irritable bowel syndrome
symptoms, 25 percent have moderate symptoms while five percent have
the worst cases of the disorder.
A cause for the syndrome is unknown
but doctors have a few possible ways to treat it, starting with
a diet. Doctors must evaluate the patient’s medical history,
current diet and stress level, according to the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration. Sufferers should stay away from foods like beans,
cabbage and other hard-to-digest foods. Fructose, a sugar found
in fruits, should be ingested in small quantities.
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