IBS Flashcards
1
Q
Aetiologies?
A
Psychosis Idiopathic Motility disorder Stress Depression
2
Q
Pathology?
A
Functional disorder of digestion
No physical abnormality
Increased awareness of intestinal movement
3
Q
Signs and Symptoms?
A
Abdominal cramps/pain relived by defection or altered bowel habits plus two or more of: urgency, bloating, nausea, backache, bladder symptoms, PR mucosa and/or incomplete defecation
4
Q
Investigation and findings?
A
Exclusion of other organic causes of bowel trouble
5
Q
Management?
A
Symptomatic and/or causative
