Causes
of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
By Donovan
Baldwin
As discussed elsewhere, irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is believed
to be due to the abnormal function (dysfunction) of the
muscles of the organs of the gastrointestinal tract or the
nerves controlling the organs.
Nervous control of the gastrointestinal tract, however, is a
complex issue.
A system of nerves runs the entire length of the
gastrointestinal tract, in the muscular walls of the organs, from the
esophagus to the anus. These nerves communicate, in turn, with other
nerves that travel to and from the spinal cord. Nerves within
the spinal cord, in turn, travel to and from the brain. (The
gastrointestinal tract is exceeded in the numbers of nerves
it contains only
by the spinal cord and brain.)
Thus, the abnormal function of the nervous system in IBS may
manifest itself in a gastrointestinal muscular organ, the
spinal cord, or the brain.
Very confusing...both to the diagnostician and the sufferer.
The nervous system that controls the gastrointestinal organs,
as with most other organs, contains both sensory and motor
nerves.
The sensory nerves are continuously aware of what is
happening within the organ and relay this information to nerves in the
organ's wall. From there, the information can be relayed to
the spinal cord and brain. This data is received and
processed in the organ's wall, the spinal cord, or the brain.
More confustion!!!
Then, based on this sensory input and the way the input is
processed, commands (i.e. responses) are sent to the organ by
way of the motor nerves. Two of the most common motor
responses in the intestine are simply contraction
or relaxation
of the muscle of the organ and secretion of fluid and/or
mucus into the organ.
As already mentioned, abnormal function of the nerves of the
gastrointestinal organs, at least theoretically, might occur in the
organ, spinal cord, or brain.
On the other hand, the abnormalities might occur in the
sensory nerves, the motor nerves, or at processing centers in
the intestine, spinal cord, or brain.
This has caused some researchers to argue that the root cause of
functional diseases is abnormalities in the function of the
sensory nerves. For example, normal activities, such as
stretching of the small intestine by food, may give rise to
abnormal sensory signals that are sent to the spinal cord and brain,
where they are perceived as pain.
However, other researchers will argue that the cause of
functional diseases is abnormalities in the function of the motor
nerves.
For example, abnormal commands through the motor nerves might
produce a painful spasm (contraction) of the muscles.
Still others argue that abnormally functioning processing
centers are responsible for functional diseases because they
misinterpret normal sensations or send abnormal commands to the organ.
In fact, some functional diseases may be due to sensory
dysfunction, motor dysfunction, or both sensory and motor
dysfunction. Still others may be due to abnormalities within
the processing centers.
One area that is receiving a great deal of scientific
attention these days is the potential role of gas produced by
intestinal bacteria in patients with IBS. Studies have
demonstrated that patients with IBS produce larger amounts of
gas than individuals without IBS, and this gas may be
retained longer in the small intestine.
Among patients with IBS, abdominal size increases over the
day, reaching a maximum in the evening and returning to
baseline by the following morning. In individuals without IBS, there is
no increase in abdominal size during the day.
There has been a great deal of controversy over the role that
poor digestion and/or absorption of dietary sugars may play
in aggravating the symptoms of IBS. Poor digestion of
lactose, the sugar in milk, is very common as is poor
absorption of fructose, a sweetener found in many processed
foods. Poor digestion or absorption of these sugars could
aggravate the symptoms of IBS since unabsorbed sugars often
cause increased formation of gas.
Although these abnormalities in production and transport of
gas could give rise to some of the symptoms of IBS, much
more work will need to be done before the role of intestinal
gas in IBS, if any, is clear.
Dietary fat in healthy individuals causes food, as well as gas,
to move more slowly through the stomach and small intestine.
Some patients with IBS may even respond to dietary fat in an
exaggerated fashion with even greater slowing.
Thus, dietary fat could...and probably does...aggravate the symptoms of
IBS.
Many people resort to various prescription and over-the-counter
products, to relieve their Irritable Bowel Syndrome symptoms.
However, just as the causes of IBS are elusive and varied,
various people find relief n various products and/or remedies.
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Donovan
Baldwin is a freelance SEO
copywriter residing in Stone
Mountain, GA,
and a University of West Florida alumnus. He is a member of
Mensa and is retired from the U. S. Army after 21 years of
service.
In his career, he has held many managerial and supervisory
positions. However, his main pleasures have long been
writing,
nature, health, and fitness. In the last few years, he has
been
able to combine these pleasures by writing poetry and articles on
subjects such as health, fitness, weight lifting, yoga, weight loss,
the environment, global warming, happiness, self improvement, and
life. His blog on senior
health and fitness may be found
at http://fitness-after-40.blogspot.com.
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