Irritable bowel syndrome, its causes and symptoms

an introduction

 Irritable bowel syndrome is a syndrome, or more precisely, a disease that many people suffer from and from its symptoms. It is a common condition among people that often affects the psyche of people, and it is also known as irritable bowel disease or colonic spasm, because spasm of the colon walls is the first and main responsible for the symptoms, as well as  It is called irritable colon because it is a reflection of a person's psychological state on the function of the digestive system, which leads to its relapse.

 The colon is also one of the most important parts of the digestive system, as it is the link between the small intestine, the rectum and the anus, and its function is to absorb water and mineral salts from the digested food, and its walls shrink and relax to help move these foods towards the rectum, and these contractions occur at a regular rate in the normal state.  But there may be an imbalance in these contractions, causing colic spasm.

 What is colic spasm?

 It is a defect in the movement of the colon that results from the contraction of the muscles of the colon walls for a very long time and is strong and contrary to usual, causing severe pain, which makes the digested food pass through it faster than usual, which results in gases, bloating and diarrhea, and sometimes the exact opposite happens.  The passage of digested food is slow, resulting in hard, dry stools and constipation.  In addition, colic cramps increase the secretion of mucus with the stool, so its main symptoms are diarrhea sometimes and constipation at other times.

 Irritable Bowel Syndrome is not considered a dangerous disease, but it affects the life process of people affected by it and their ability to carry out daily activities, and it often affects women two to three times more than men, and most often occurs in the age between 20 and 30 years.

 What are the causes of colon spasm?

 The cause of bacillary colon disease is still unknown, it is not known yet what causes this disease, and it is usually referred to as a dysfunction, but the causes remain many, so there may be a more dominant element that is the catalyst for the development of this syndrome, that is, the intestine appears normal but its function  Abnormal.

 In general and in recent times it is likely that the main and primary cause of IBS is a neurological cause that affects people, such as tension, anxiety, depression, stress and fatigue, so signals are sent between the brain and the colon that lead to disturbance of movement, as most patients have noticed the disappearance of most of the symptoms with the removal of tension and pressure  Psychological.

 In addition to other secondary causes that irritate IBS, including the nature of the food, especially the one that contains hot spices, spices, as well as milk for people who are allergic to milk because they do not tolerate lactose, and legumes such as beans, chickpeas, beans and others.

 As well as the change in the hormones of the body, so it is likely that women are more likely to suffer from colic spasm than men.

 It is said that there is a defect in the immune system that leads to the colon’s inability to get rid of the sediments that it has absorbed from the digested food, and it deposits it inside the colon, causing spasticity.

 Finally, irritable bowel disease may be caused by another disease, such as an acute episode of diarrhea, and it may result from the use of some antibiotics.

 There are many causes that lead to "Irritable Bowel Syndrome", which together affect a particular patient, but there is always a more dominant component that forms the catalyst for the development of this syndrome.

 Intestinal movement disorder:

 The sufferer shows a variety of movement disorders in the colon and small intestine, such as diarrhea or constipation.

 Increased feeling of pain:

 Which originates from the wall of the colon, with a feeling of relatively low pressure may not cause the majority of people to feel pain.

 Rectal fullness:

 Or other parts of the colon with relatively small amounts of stool, which creates a relatively low gas pressure that may cause abdominal pain and the need to have a frequent bowel movement.

 Psychosocial causes:

 More than half of IBS patients already suffer from psychological problems such as depression or anxiety, and these problems may affect the patient's feeling of pain.

What are the symptoms of this disease?

 A healthy person does not suffer from abdominal pain and swelling, and does not suffer from the occurrence of constipation or diarrhea unless he suffers from colic spasm, as these symptoms vary from one person to another from mild to moderate to severe degrees, as well as varying in duration from person to person  Even in the same person, in mild cases it causes only a small inconvenience, but in the case of reaching the severe case, the pain and associated symptoms will become more than the patient's tolerance, and according to the latest studies it has been observed that most people who suffer from mild irritable bowel syndrome, while  Some people experience moderate to severe intermittent symptoms, and a minority of people with this disease have severe and severe symptoms.

 Flatulence due to gas:

 The presence of stomach gases leads to flatulence, increased pain and gurgling sounds

 Tummy ache:

 One of the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome is abdominal pain, and it is either in the form of intestinal cramps, or in the form of severe pain such as stabbing, or in the form of vague abdominal pain that is difficult for the patient to explain as you find it expressed by a feeling of discomfort in the abdomen, abdominal pain occurs at any time, but  It happens a lot after food.

 Constipation and diarrhea:

 Some patients with IBS suffer from chronic constipation, others suffer from frequent diarrhea, and sometimes there is a lack of alternation of diarrhea and constipation, where the stools are in the form of small pieces that resemble the feces of goats.

 Mucus comes out with stool:

 Which compounds the severity of the abdominal pain, as you find the patient needs to go to the bathroom again and again. After defecation, he does not feel comfortable, so he needs to return to the bathroom again.

 pain, left shoulder pain, and shortness of breath:

 The colon fullness with gases, especially the splenic corner (the left and upper abdomen), causes severe pain in the chest that may reach the left shoulder, which affects the heart, causing pain, and this is a concern for the patient and the doctor sometimes.

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