Irritable bowel syndrome
Disease information
Irritable bowel syndrome
Also known like colon or espástico
intestine
, mucous
colitis
or
syndrome
of null and voidable
intestine
or SII,
syndrome
of functional colon or null and voidable colon, it is
a
very
common
suffering of the heavy
intestine
that it affects
a
great percentage of the population and that constitutes one of the first causes of consultation with the general doctors and gastroenterologists.
This
syndrome
produces very many symptoms and often it is had to him tie with
stress
. Generally it appears for the first time between the 8 and 25 years and from those ages, it affects of continuous form to all ages with greater incidence in the women.
This suffering affects the peristaltismo of the
intestine
, that is to say, to the contractions that force to foods and the remainders to advance by this part of the digestive
system
and that in
normal
conditions, these contractions are so slight,
moderate
and coordinated well that we did not feel them nor they cause annoyances to us.
Nevertheless, the peristaltismo of those who suffers this
syndrome
is irregular and incordinado and the contractions are or excessively vigorous or too weak what causes the annoying symptoms of pain, inflammation, diarrea or constipation.
The causes not yet are known well,
but
it thinks that among them they can be.
Hipersensibilidad of the
intestine
to certain gastrointestinales hormones.
physical or psychological estresantes Situations that trigger the symptoms.
To have
a
depressive, anxious or null and voidable personality.
Lack of fiber content in the daily diet.
IMPORTANT:
The content of this note is informative and it does not replace the medical diagnosis, reason why we do not become people in
charge
on its use.
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