Irritable bowel syndrome history and symptoms
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Overview
The diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) relies on recognition of gastrointestinal symptoms that wax and wane and are exacerbated by psychosocial stress. Diagnosis of IBS is based on clinical symptoms and elimination of other organic gastrointestinal diseases. This is due to lack of definitive radiological or laboratory diagnostic tests in IBS. The hallmark of IBS is abdominal pain. A positive history of stress, anxiety, depression, panic disorders, gastrointestinal disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and acute GI infection predispose individuals to IBS. The most common symptoms of IBS include presence of abdominal pain and alteration of bowel habits. Less common symptoms of IBS include flatulence and upper GI symptoms such as heartburn, nausea, dyspepsia and vomiting.
Symptoms
- Clinical features of IBS include the presence of abdominal pain with alteration of bowel habits, without any systemic symptoms such as blood in stool, weight loss and fever. The onset of symptoms usually occurs during periods of stress and anxiety.[1][2][3][4][5]
- Straining during defecation, urgency, sensation of incomplete evacuation, mucus passage, bloating are also associated symptoms, not included under the diagnostic criteria.
- The presence of other comorbidities including other functional disorders such as stress disorders, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia favor IBS.[6][7][8][9]
- Alarm features or red flag symptoms/signs point towards other diagnoses. These features include family history of IBD or colon cancer, fever, recent antibiotic use, weight loss, blood in the stools and night time awakening due to symptoms. However, some IBS patients may have blood in the stool due to coexisting hemorrhoids.[10][11]
Common symptoms
Common symptoms of IBS include abdominal pain, altered bowel habits, bloating and flatulence.
COMMON SYMPTOMS OF IBS | ||
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Abdominal pain (major prerequisite for IBS) | Site: Variable location
Onset: Sudden/Insidious Character: Episodic and crampy with a background of constant pain Relieving factors: Relief on defecation Aggravating factors: Eating, emotional stress, premenstrual and menstrual phases Associated factors: Change in frequency or form of stool Timing: Pain is usually present during waking hours. Nocturnal symptoms are usually present only in severe IBS Severity: Variable (varies from mild to severe enough to impair quality of life) | |
Altered bowel habits | Altered bowel habits usually present as diarrhea alternating with constipation. One of these tends to be the predominant symptom in the patient. [12][13][13] | |
Constipation predominant IBS: <3 bowel movements per week
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Diarrhea predominant IBS: >3 bowel movements per day [14][16]Patients have:
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Gas and flatulence |
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Less common symptoms
LESS COMMON SYMPTOMS OF IBS | |
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Upper gastrointestinal symptoms | One fourth of all IBS patients complain of heartburn, nausea, dyspepsia and vomiting. |
Lower gastrointestinal symptoms |
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History
Psychosocial history
- Psychological history such as stress, anxiety[18][12][19][20][21][22]
- Past history of abuse
- Psychiatric history such as depression, panic disorders[18][20][21][23][24]
- History of physical or sexual abuse or adverse early life events
- History of pain disorders such as fibromyalgia[23][25]
Past Medical history
- History of gastrointestinal disorders such as IBD[26][27]
- History of acute GI infections such as traveler's diarrhea i.e post infectious state [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]
- Salmonella infection
- Giardiasis
- History of antibiotic use[38][39][40][41]
- History of celiac disease and microscopic colitis[26]
- History of migraine headaches[23][42][43][44]
Menstrual history
Family history
History of allergies
Medication history
- History of medication use should be obtained as many drugs such as opioids cause constipation as a side effect.
References
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