IBS

Irritable

Bowel

Syndrome

IBS

By: Jenna Ferreri

Symptoms

Organs Effected

Diagnosis

Causes

• abdominal pain
• cramps
• changes in bowel habits after eating a meal
• stool appears less or more solid (watery or hard)
• diarrhea
• constipation
• abdominal bloating
• to be considered IBS these symptoms must occur at least 3 times a month

• effects GI tract which is a series of organs joined from the mouth to the anus
• condition mostly effects the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, gallbladder, and colon

Treatment

Description

• various physical exams and look into medical history of patient
• a diagnosis requires symptoms to start at least 6 months prior and occurs at least 3 times a month for the past 3 months
• PHYSICAL TESTS:
• stool test: analysis of a sample of stool
• lower GI series: x-ray used to look at large intestine
• colonoscopy: small camera on a tube sends a video image of the intestinal lining to a computer screen

WORK CITED

• dysfunction in signals between the brain and nerves of the small and large intestine (which control how the intestines work)
• bacterial gastroenteritis (an infection of the stomach and intestines)
• disease is common in people whose family has history of GI problems
• can be triggered by foods rich in carbs, spicy or fatty, food also coffee and alcohol

Therapeutic Diet:

• condition where the gastrointestinal tract does not function properly

• Nutritional Diet Book

• eat small meals more often to prevent cramping and diarrhea
• drink 6-8 cups of water a day to help food run through your system easier
• high fiber foods decrease bloating and pain by making stools softer so they can pass out of your body easier

• no cure but symptoms can be treated with a combination of...
• change in diet
• medication
• probiotics

• dgestiv.niddk.nih.gov

Breakfast:

Lunch:

Dinner:

stewed prunes, bran cereal with milk and sugar, whole wheat toast with marmalade, tea

fresh fruit cup, roast beef sandwich on cracked wheat bread, coleslaw, carrot cake, tea

baked pork chops, fresh corn, green salad with oil and vinegar dressing, fresh pineapple, tea