Diseases that affect the

alimentary canal
PRECISELY: IBS

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What is IBS?

IBS is Irritable bowel syndrome. It’s a common disorder that

affects the large intestine. Only a small number of people
with IBS have severe signs and symptoms. Stress, hormones,
and food may trigger IBS.

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 IBS symptoms
IBS is a group of symptoms, some of them are:
•Abdominal pain
•Diarrhea
•Fatigue and Sleeping Difficulty
•Constipation

Only a small number of people with IBS have severe signs and symptoms. Some
people can control their symptoms by managing diet, lifestyle and stress.

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 Abdominal pain

Abdominal pain is pain that occurs between the chest and pelvic

regions. Various causes of abdominal pain include, but are not
limited to:
• indigestion after eating

• gallbladder inflammation
• pregnancy
• bowel disease such as IBS
It's also called a stomachache.

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 Diarrhea

Diarrhea is when your bowel movements become loose or watery.

passing 3 or more times in a day. For most people diarrhea is just an
annoyance maybe because of bad diet, but when it’s severe it kills
millions of people. The diarrhea caused from IBS is just a symptom,
it’s not lethal, but it may be for some people.

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 Fatigue and Sleeping
Difficulty
Sleeping difficulty is when you have trouble sleeping at night, which
causes fatigue. It may be hard to fall asleep, or may wake up several
times throughout the night. It may affect your physical and mental
health and may cause frequent headaches and also could stack on
you some excreta weight! This is how important sleeping is. Sleeping
also regulates your heart beat and a lot more benefits, IBS prevents
them by preventing you from sleep.

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 Constipation
Constipation refers to bowel movements that are infrequent or hard
to pass. Which is the opposite of diarrhea. Symptoms of constipation
may include abdominal pain, bloating, and feeling as if fecal matter
has not completely passed the bowel movement. Complications
from constipation may include hemorrhoids.

Hemorrhoids: swollen veins in the lower part of the anus and rectum. Hemorrhoids can be
unpleasant and painful

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 Getting diagnosed
Your GP will ask about your symptoms, such as:
•what symptoms you have
•if they come and go
•how often you get them
•when you get them (for example, after eating certain foods)
•how long you've had them

*GP: a doctor based in the community who treats patients with minor or chronic illnesses and refers
those with serious conditions to a hospital.

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What happens if you're diagnosed with
IBS?
Your pain from the symptoms is related to your bowel movements.
Fortunately IBS does not lead to serious disease, such as cancer. It
also does not permanently harm the large intestine, but it causes a
lot of pain.

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Diet, lifestyle and
medicines
To help ease or cure IBS is to have a healthy
diet, play sports and take the medicine that the
doctor told you to.

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 General tips to relieve IBS
What to do What not to do

cook homemade meals using fresh do not delay or skip meals

ingredients when you can

try to find ways to relax do not eat too quickly

get plenty of exercise do not eat lots of fatty, spicy or

processed foods
keep a diary of what you eat and do not drink lots of alcohol or fizzy
any symptoms you get try to avoid drinks
things that trigger your IBS

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 Thank you for
paying attention

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 citation
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/irritable-bowel-syndrome-ibs/diet-lifestyle-and-medicines/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irritable_bowel_syndrome
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/irritable-bowel-syndrome/dia
gnosis
https://www.healthline.com/health/sleeping-difficulty

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