IBS Resarch - Drug Treatment For Irritable Bowel Syndrome Posted By : Roger Thompson
January 20th, 2008
Drug Treatment For Irritable Bowel Syndrome Posted By : Roger Thompson
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional GI disorder characterized by abdominal pain and altered bowel habits in the absence of specific and unique organic pathology. Osler coined the term mucous colitis in 1892 when he wrote of a disorder of mucorrhea and abdominal colic with a high incidence in patients with coincident psychopathology. Since that time, the syndrome has been referred to by sundry terms, including spastic, irritable, and nervous colon. Traditionally,…
Best Tips To Help IBS With Constipation Posted By : Susan Reynolds
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) tends to cause either diarrhea or constipation often denoted by IBS-D and IBS-C. There is a third classification that is also used which is IBS-A, which means that the symptoms alternate between diarrhea and constipation. This article will look at IBS with constipation and discuss tips to help with the condition. Essentially constipation is when the passage of waste through a persons intestine slows down, leading to dry and hard stools that …
Prevent Constipation With Psyllium Husk Fiber Posted By :
Psyllium husk fiber can be used to prevent constipation due to its high fiber content and mucilage, that chemically is mainly formed of the sugars arabinose and xylose, together with the non-digestible monosaccharide galacturonic acid that is the main component of pectin, used to thicken jam, and also to lower cholesterol levels. The fiber content is important to health in its own right, apart from its beneficial effect on conditions of the digestive system and the intesti…