Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - ✔✔Pattern of recurrent abdominal pain and abnormal bowel motility
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - ✔✔Involves inflammation, ulcers, and damage to the bow; different
from IBS
Functional Disorder - ✔✔IBS is considered a functional disorder without inflammation or ulcers
Visceral Hypersensitivity - ✔✔Strong response of intestinal sensory nerve endings to stimuli, causing
abdominal pain
Abnormal Bowel Motility - ✔✔Irregular movement of intestines, triggered by short-chain carbohydrates
Short-Chain Carbohydrates - ✔✔Foods like lactose and fructose triggering IBS symptoms by drawing
excess water into the intestines
Gastrointestinal Bacterial Flora - ✔✔Metabolizes nonabsorptive short-chain carbohydrates, producing
gas that can worsen symptoms
Epidemiological Clues - ✔✔IBS common in middle-aged women in North America, affecting both sexes
equally elsewhere
Acute Gastroenteritis - ✔✔A trigger for IBS development, caused by viruses like norovirus or rotavirus
Stress - ✔✔Another trigger for IBS development, contributing to symptom exacerbation
Treatment Focus - ✔✔Targeting symptoms with diet modifications, fiber, laxatives, and medications
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