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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Algorithm

IBS-Constipation:
 • Constipation: Osmotic laxatives
 • Abdominal pain: Antispasmodics

IBS-Diarrhea:
 • Diarrhea:
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) Treatment ... laxatives • Abdominal ... #Bowel #Syndrome ... Management #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... factors affecting symptom ... inflammation, Abdominal ... Pregabalin #IBS #Irritable ... Management #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... EmoryGastroHep #IBS #Irritable ... #Bowel #Syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... Management Global IBS Symptoms ... ♀ with severe symptoms ... #Bowel #Syndrome
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Interaction: • Irritable ... Bowel Syndrome ... EmoryGastroHep #Abdominal ... Algorithm #Treatment #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... last 3 months + symptom ... #Bowel #Syndrome
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
changes • Urinary symptoms ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Constipation • Irritable ... bowel syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Hernia: External abdominal ... Inflammatory: Intra-abdominal ... mesenteric artery syndrome ... Lesions Intrinsic ... bowel #Causes #gastroenterology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... tests in Behcet syndrome ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... management #signs #symptoms
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
- May involve symptoms ... neuropsychiatric symptoms ... arcuate ligament syndrome ... Extremely lean persons ... Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome