foods to avoid in ibs Archives - Healthhype https://healthhype.com/tag/foods-to-avoid-in-ibs Current Health Articles on Symptoms, Diseases and Treatment Sat, 08 Sep 2018 20:01:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://healthhype.com/wp-content/uploads/logoicon.png foods to avoid in ibs Archives - Healthhype https://healthhype.com/tag/foods-to-avoid-in-ibs 32 32 Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Spastic Colon – Causes, Symptoms, Diet https://healthhype.com/what-is-ibs-spastic-colon-symptoms-proper-diet-coping-with-stress.html https://healthhype.com/what-is-ibs-spastic-colon-symptoms-proper-diet-coping-with-stress.html#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 19:11:36 +0000 http://www.healthhype.com/?p=2539 What is IBS or Spastic Colon? Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a condition where there is abdominal pain with changes in bowel habit, such as diarrhea, constipation or an alternation of both. The diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome is commonly made when these symptoms are present but only if other bowel diseases have been excluded as a possible cause. It is a functional bowel disorder meaning that there is no disease process despite the presence of these symptoms. Instead it is believed to be due to disturbances in normal bowel physiology. What does spastic colon mean? Spastic colon is an outdated term for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It originated as a means to describe the abdominal pain and cramps that are characteristic of irritable bowel syndrome. These cramps were believed to be due to spasms of the bowel wall muscles.  Although the term spastic colon is still used occasionally, it technically refers to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and not other bowel conditions with similar symptoms. Causes and Mechanism of IBS The exact cause of IBS is not known. IBS tends to run in families so a genetic or social predisposition may exist. IBS may be triggered by psychological stress, certain foods, infection, major [...]

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