Síndrome del intestino irritable: dolor abdominal con deposiciones anómalas

Alicante/Madrid, October 5 (efesalud.com). "Around 20% of the population suffers from intestinal pain associated with changes in both the frequency of bowel movements and the consistency of their stool, whether diarrheal or hardened; in other words, these people suffer from irritable bowel syndrome," explains Dr. Enrique de Madaria Pascual, a gastroenterologist at the Doctor Balmis University General Hospital. "We must clarify," says Dr. de Madaria Pascual, who is also the president of the Spanish Society of Gastroenterology, "that occasional diarrhea, which might bother us for a few days after eating something spoiled, or, for example, experiencing constipation while traveling, are not symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. This syndrome must be chronic, persisting over time." This digestive disorder is located in the small intestine, a nine-meter-long tube with three parts: the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. It is folded in the lower part of the abdominal cavity and has a smaller diameter than the colon, where the digestion of swallowed food and drinks is completed. "The small intestine has an inner surface covered with villi packed with cells, where most of the nutritional molecules are absorbed into the bloodstream; this bodily fluid distributes this vital energy, along with oxygen, to all human tissues," he explains. Waste then passes into the colon, where billions of microorganisms, primarily bacteria, work tirelessly, contributing to our health and immune system. "In this final section of the digestive tract, which has a larger diameter but is shorter (approximately one and a half meters), nutrient absorption is completed through filtration by the intestinal flora. The remaining waste, whether liquid or solid, is then expelled through the anus," he adds. FULL TEXT: https://efesalud.com/disgustos-sindro... MORE HEALTH INFORMATION: http://www.efesalud.com/