NURSING 250 Chapter 56 Care of patients with noninflammatory intestinal disorders (NURSING 250 Chapter 56 Care of patients with noninflammatory intestinal disorders)

Chapter 56 Care of patients with noninflammatory intestinal disorders Irritable Bowel Syndrome  Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional GI disorder that causes chronic or recurrent diarrhea, constipation, and/or abdominal pain and bloating. It is sometimes referred to as spastic colon, mucous colon, or nervous colon (Fig. 56-1). IBS is the most common digestive disorder seen in clinical practice. In patients with IBS, bowel motility changes and increased or decreased bowel transit ti...