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    Irritable Bowel Syndrome

    Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a topic covered in the 5-Minute Emergency Consult.

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    Basics

    Description

    • Syndrome of abdominal pain or discomfort associated with altered bowel habits and no other pathology explaining symptoms
    • Prevalence estimated to be 10–20%

    Etiology

    • Uncertain pathophysiology, but many possibilities
    • Altered GI motility:
      • Increased gut sensitivity (visceral hyperalgesia):
        • Exaggerated response to normal GI physiology
    • Mucosal inflammation:
      • Postinfectious:
        • After bacterial enteritis, 10% have persistent IBS symptoms
    • Mucosal lymphocyte infiltration
    • Altered microflora in small bowel or feces
    • Food sensitivity is a possibility but not proven
    • Psychosocial dysfunction:
      • More anxiety, somatoform disorders, and history of abuse in patients who seek care
      • No evidence of increased psychiatric illness in those who do not seek care

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    Citation

    Rosen, Peter, et al., editors. "Irritable Bowel Syndrome." 5-Minute Emergency Consult, 5th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307705/all/Irritable_Bowel_Syndrome.
    Irritable Bowel Syndrome. In: Rosen P, Shayne P, Barkin AZ, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. 5th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307705/all/Irritable_Bowel_Syndrome. Accessed April 26, 2019.
    Irritable Bowel Syndrome. (2016). In Rosen, P., Shayne, P., Barkin, A. Z., Wolfe, R. E., Hayden, S. R., Barkin, R. M., & Schaider, J. J. (Eds.), 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Available from https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307705/all/Irritable_Bowel_Syndrome
    Irritable Bowel Syndrome [Internet]. In: Rosen P, Shayne P, Barkin AZ, Wolfe RE, Hayden SR, Barkin RM, Schaider JJ, editors. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. [cited 2019 April 26]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307705/all/Irritable_Bowel_Syndrome.
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