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This 5 page paper discusses how a 13-year old girl could learn to manage her IBS, and what others can do to help her. It also describes the disease and treatment options. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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girl with the condition, and how she can be educated and helped to manage the syndrome. Discussion What is IBS? Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a "common functional intestinal disorder
characterized by recurrent abdominal discomfort and abnormal bowel function" (Barrett, 2000). The discomfort usually begins after a person eats and disappears "after a bowel movement" (Barrett, 2000). Symptoms of IBS
may include bloating, cramps, diarrhea, constipation (sometimes alternating) and a "feeling of incomplete emptying" (Barrett, 2000). The syndrome is more common in women than in men, occurs in about "one
in five Americans," and "usually begins in late adolescence or early adult life and rarely starts after the age of 50" (Barrett, 2000). People with severe cases of IBS may
miss work or school, and curtail social activities for fear of embarrassing "accidents" (Barrett, 2000). The impact of IBS on quality of life: IBS occurs in 10-15% of "school-aged children
and adolescents"; they have "symptoms of functional abdominal pain to the point of interrupting their daily normal life" (Irritable bowel syndrome, 2009). Slightly more girls than boys have the disorder,
and it seems that children who have one or more parent with IBS are more prone to it than children who dont have the disorder in the family (Irritable bowel
syndrome, 2009). It appears to be especially distressing for children: "Children with irritable bowel syndrome often do not feel well. Those who have diarrhea may have little warning of their
need to go to the bathroom, and, therefore, may be embarrassed and avoid going to school or socializing with their schoolmates" (Irritable bowel syndrome, 2009). Children with IBS may develop
anxiety disorders or become depressed (Irritable bowel syndrome, 2009). The biggest problem with the condition is that it interferes with a childs daily activities and thus affects both school and
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