Irritable bowel syndrome

Question 1

What is irritable bowel syndrome?

Answer 1

It is a function bowel disorder with no organic disease underlying issue

Question 2

Symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome?

Answer 2

D: Diarrhoea
A: Abdominal pain
C: Constipation

If pain is relieved by defaecation is diagnosing sign of IBS

Question 3

What are triggers of Irritable bowel syndrome?

Answer 3

S: Stress
A: Acute gastroenteritis
C: Carbohydrate diet

Question 4

How to diagnose Irritable bowel syndrome?

Answer 4

Normal FBC, ESR, CRP blood test

Faecal calprotein ( negative to exclude IBS)

Negative Coeliac disease serology

Cancer is not present ( If is exclude IBS)

Question 5

How to manage IBS?

Answer 5

General Healthy diet and exercise

First line = loperamide for diarrhoea
laxative for constapation