Bowel Disorder

Question 1

what are the three main bowel disorders

Answer 1

bowel cancer
constipation
diverticular disease

Question 2

what is constipation

Answer 2

lack of fibre and water

faeces become hard and difficult to be removed

Question 3

what is diverticular disease

Answer 3

-causes constipation
-the hard faeces are hard to be removed and puts strain and pain the intestine with causes weakening and
pouches to form in the walls
-if the pouches become infected then it is going to be painful

Question 4

what causes bowel cancer

Answer 4

• high fat and red meat and low fibre intake can cause bowel cancer
• obesity and high alcohol intake and lack of exercise can cause this cancer