{"id":7197,"date":"2026-01-05T00:38:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T20:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gastroclinic.am\/?p=7197"},"modified":"2026-02-26T23:31:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:31:55","slug":"ibs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gastroclinic.am\/en\/ibs\/","title":{"rendered":"Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 data-start=\"1704\" data-end=\"1738\">Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1740\" data-end=\"1916\">Irritable bowel syndrome is a functional gastrointestinal disorder characterized by recurrent abdominal pain and changes in bowel habits in the absence of structural pathology.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1918\" data-end=\"1945\">Causes and risk factors<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1946\" data-end=\"2083\">\n<li data-start=\"1946\" data-end=\"1985\">\n<p data-start=\"1948\" data-end=\"1985\">Dysregulation of the gut\u2013brain axis<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1986\" data-end=\"2015\">\n<p data-start=\"1988\" data-end=\"2015\">Visceral hypersensitivity<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2016\" data-end=\"2043\">\n<p data-start=\"2018\" data-end=\"2043\">Post-infectious changes<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2044\" data-end=\"2068\">\n<p data-start=\"2046\" data-end=\"2068\">Psychological stress<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2069\" data-end=\"2083\">\n<p data-start=\"2071\" data-end=\"2083\">Female sex<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"2085\" data-end=\"2123\">Main pathophysiological mechanisms<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"2124\" data-end=\"2218\">\n<li data-start=\"2124\" data-end=\"2155\">\n<p data-start=\"2126\" data-end=\"2155\">Altered intestinal motility<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2156\" data-end=\"2188\">\n<p data-start=\"2158\" data-end=\"2188\">Nervous system dysregulation<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2189\" data-end=\"2218\">\n<p data-start=\"2191\" data-end=\"2218\">Changes in gut microbiota<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"2220\" data-end=\"2232\">Symptoms<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"2233\" data-end=\"2330\">\n<li data-start=\"2233\" data-end=\"2261\">\n<p data-start=\"2235\" data-end=\"2261\">Recurrent abdominal pain<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2262\" data-end=\"2317\">\n<p data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2317\">Diarrhea, constipation, or alternating bowel habits<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2318\" data-end=\"2330\">\n<p data-start=\"2320\" data-end=\"2330\">Bloating<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"2332\" data-end=\"2356\">Diagnosis (criteria)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"2357\" data-end=\"2492\">The diagnosis is based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/theromefoundation.org\/rome-iv\/rome-iv-criteria\/\"><strong data-start=\"2387\" data-end=\"2407\">Rome IV criteria<\/strong>.<\/a><br data-start=\"2408\" data-end=\"2411\" \/>Additional investigations are indicated only in the presence of \u201calarm symptoms\u201d.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2494\" data-end=\"2695\"><strong data-start=\"2494\" data-end=\"2512\">Alarm symptoms<\/strong> include unexplained weight loss, nocturnal abdominal pain, blood in the stool, fever, symptom onset at an older age, and a family history of colorectal cancer or autoimmune diseases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"2697\" data-end=\"2710\">Treatment<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"2711\" data-end=\"2880\">\n<li data-start=\"2711\" data-end=\"2813\">\n<p data-start=\"2713\" data-end=\"2813\">Symptom-directed pharmacological therapy (antispasmodics, intestinal antibiotics, neuromodulators)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2814\" data-end=\"2833\">\n<p data-start=\"2816\" data-end=\"2833\">Dietary therapy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2834\" data-end=\"2880\">\n<p data-start=\"2836\" data-end=\"2880\">Psychological interventions when indicated<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"2882\" data-end=\"2914\">Complications and prevention<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2915\" data-end=\"3014\">IBS does not cause structural damage to the intestine and does not increase the risk of malignancy.<\/p>\n<h3 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