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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Algorithm

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

IBS-Diarrhea:
 • Diarrhea:
Irritable Bowel ... : • Constipation ... : • Diarrhea: ... Loperamide, Bile acid ... #Irritable #Bowel
Stool Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Affected Pelvic Floor 
 - Trauma/Surgery
   • Surgery: Anorectal,
Incontinence - Differential ... Constipation ... Emotional Problems - Diarrheal ... Syndrome • ... Chronic Laxative
Fecal Incontinence - Pathogenesis and Complications
Continence mechanisms are impaired
 • Local neuronal damage
 • External and
proctitis) • Chronic ... diarrhea, diarrhea-predominant ... irritable bowel ... syndrome, laxatives ... • Chronic constipation
Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
Colonic Thumbprint ... • inflammatory bowel ... • infection (e.g ... pseudomembranous colitis) • bowel ... #Diagnosis #radiology
Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain (> 6 months in duration) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Co-morbidities:
 • Somatization
Depression/anxiety • Abdominal ... • Irritable bowel ... syndrome • Inflammatory ... bowel disease ... • Constipation
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Peritonitic • Bowel ... Gastroenteritis • Constipation ... Metabolic disease (e.g ... • Irritable bowel ... syndrome #Diffuse
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... , chronic fatigue ... inflammation, Abdominal ... cognitions, Abuse Diarrhea ... , Eluxadoline Constipation
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... Pain Causes - Differential ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... Diffuse Pain: • Constipation ... #Causes #Differential
Diarrhea with Normal Colonoscopy
 • Colonic: Bile acid malabsorption, Microscopic colitis, Overflow diarrhoea, Missed pathology
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: Bile acid malabsorption ... pathology • Small Bowel ... coeliac), Short bowel ... syndrome, Ischaemia ... #differential #
Causes of a low fecal elastase
Abnormal pancreatic imaging:
Chronic pancreatitis, Pancreatic tumours including cystic disease, Pancreatic resection,
pancreatic imaging: Chronic ... malformation (eg ... mellitus, Bile acid ... bowel syndrome, ... elastase #low #differential