Gastrointestinal System - Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Recommendations and Evidence
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal (GI) disorder (1). Symptomes include chronic and recurrent abdominal pain, bloating, distension, cramping, constipation and/or diarrhea and flatulence. The exact pathophysiology of IBS remains unknown. Causes of these disturbances may depend on the interaction of several factors including genetics, psychosocial factors and post-inflammatory changes after a GI infection (1).
Treatment includes using pharmacological agents,