When it comes to the critical moment, your stomach will "revolt", be careful...

Have you ever had this experience in your life - the more critical the moment, the more your stomach "revolts"!

I wanted to go to the toilet as soon as I entered the examination room;

I get unbearable stomachaches when I have urgent matters;

My stomach rumbles as soon as I drink a cold drink;

…

It’s okay to have a stomachache, you can bear it and finish your work first, but the point is, this stomachache cannot be endured, it’s like a raging sea, the kind that will kill you if you don’t go to the toilet in the next second! !

Even so, most people do not take these symptoms seriously and simply think they are caused by poor gastrointestinal function.

But please note that this is a chronic functional gastrointestinal disease called irritable bowel syndrome.

Irritable bowel syndrome

This is a very common disease. The main symptoms are abdominal pain or discomfort, often accompanied by changes in bowel habits and stool characteristics, and symptoms such as constipation and diarrhea appear alternately.

However, through clinical examination, this disease has no real organic lesions, nor a clear cause and pathogenesis.

The key point is that this disease can occur in people of any age group, with a prevalence rate of 1.4% to 11.5%, slightly higher in women than in men, and higher in young and middle-aged people.

Because it is not a fatal disease and the symptoms are barely bearable, the rate of seeking medical treatment is very low, with only 25% of patients going to the hospital for treatment.

But I would still like to remind friends who have this symptom to pay attention. You can check yourself against the symptoms below to see if you have irritable bowel syndrome. After all, if your stomach "revolts" at a critical moment, it would be terrible if it really delays your work.

The disease lasts for more than 6 months, and the patient has had repeated episodes of abdominal pain, bloating, and discomfort in the past 3 months, and has any two or more of the following symptoms:

Related to defecation;

With changes in bowel movement frequency;

With changes in stool characteristics or appearance;

Depending on the bowel habits and stool characteristics, it can be divided into: constipation type (type 1, type 2), diarrhea type (type 5 to type 7), mixed type (diarrhea and constipation alternating) and indeterminate type.

In our country, the most common type is diarrhea type.

How to treat or improve?

There is currently no cure for IBS, and the main goal of treatment is to eliminate or relieve symptoms and reduce their impact on life.

The main treatment methods include diet, lifestyle adjustment, drug therapy, mental health, cognitive and behavioral intervention, etc. Among them, diet is the main cause, so you must pay attention to the following in terms of diet:

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// Avoid gas-producing foods

Foods and beverages such as beans, onions, celery, carrots, raisins, bananas, apricots, salty crackers, alcohol, and caffeine.

2

// Avoid lactose

For example, dairy products and a low FODMAP (foods consisting of five components: fermented food, oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols) diet, including but not limited to wheat, onions, leeks, garlic, peas, pistachios, cashews, beans, lentils, apples, pears, mangoes, cherries, watermelons, plums, mushrooms, etc.

3

Pay attention to clean diet

Studies have shown that the incidence of irritable bowel syndrome in patients with a history of intestinal infection is four times higher than that in patients without a history of intestinal infection. Therefore, it is particularly important to eat a clean diet and eat less high-fat, dirty foods to avoid inducing irritable bowel syndrome.

If irritable bowel syndrome has seriously affected your life, you need to go to the hospital for comprehensive treatment. Don't just put up with it!