IBS Flashcards
1
Q
ROME III Criteria
A
Recurrent abdominal pain or discomfort at least 3 days per month in the last 2 months associated with:
- Improvement with defecation
- Onset associated with a change in stool frequency
- Onset associated with a change in from of stool
2
Q
Symptoms
A
Abdominal pain
Misbehaving bowels
3
Q
Examination
A
Nutritional status
Anaemia
IBD
Masses, PR
4
Q
Treatments for IBS C
A
Fibre Osmotic laxatives 5-HT4 receptor antagonists (tegaserod, prucalopride) Guanlycate cyclase agonist (linaclotide) Selective C2 Chloride channel activators
5
Q
Treatments for IBS D
A
Limit fruit FODMAP Diet Antispasmodics Antidiarrhoeals 5-HT3 receptors antagonists (alosetron) Anti-depressants Anti-convulsant analgesics