General Information About Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Disease Details and Frequently Asked Questions
It is when the intestines, despite being anatomically perfectly healthy, experience spasms and produce pain functionally by giving abnormal reactions to commands from the nervous system.
In inflammatory diseases, there are bleeding sores, cell deaths, and physical destruction inside the intestine. In IBS, however, a colonoscopy and blood tests come out completely 'clean'; the issue is not structural, but movement-based.
Symptoms include cramp-like abdominal pain that generally eases after using the toilet, intense gas, bloating, and depending on the person's condition, suddenly striking diarrhea or constipation attacks lasting for days.
The intestines are considered the body's 'second brain' and have a dense neural connection with the brain. During exam stress, job anxiety, sadness, or depression, bowel movements are instantly disrupted, triggering an IBS attack.
IBS is a diagnosis of exclusion. If the patient has no bleeding or weight loss, after diseases like celiac, infections, and colon cancer are eliminated with necessary tests, the IBS diagnosis is made based on the nature of the complaints.
There is no single-pill cure for the disease. The foundation of the treatment is the 'FODMAP Diet,' which limits gas-producing carbohydrates. Medications that relieve bowel spasms and low-dose antidepressants to calm the brain-gut axis are quite successful.
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