#904 Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Show Topic: Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Co-Hosts:  Judy Gaman, Walter Gaman, Mark Anderson

Guest: none

Segment 1

• Irritable bowel" appeared in the Rocky Mountain Medical Journal in 1950.
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common functional gastrointestinal (GI) diagnosis given with worldwide prevalence rates ranging generally in the area of 10–15%.
• What constitutes IBS? Bloating

Gas

Constipation -- the stool comes out either lumpy or hard

Diarrhea -- the stool comes out loose or watery

Alternating bouts of constipation and diarrhea

Bowel movements that feel uncontrollably urgent, difficult to pass, or incomplete

Clear or white mucus with the stool

• Why is this “diagnosis” really a symptom?
• IBS is not an inflammatory disorder – it is characterized as an issue with the intestine muscle contractions
• Fecal Test measures Calprotectin – inflammatory bowel disease

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Segment 2

Today’s show is all about Irritable Bowel disease and differential diagnosis such as celiac disease, Crohn’s disease, and micro-biome imbalance

 

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• Research shows it can take 2-4 years to get a proper diagnosis of celiac disease
• Celiac disease is an auto-immune disease that is triggered by a genetic predisposition
• 1 in 100 people worldwide have this genetic predisposition
• It’s estimated that 2 ½ Million people are not diagnosed and could suffer long term health complications from exposure to gluten
• When people with celiac disease eat wheat, malt, rye or barley, they actually cause damage to the small intestine. This damage stops nutrients from being absorbed into the body.
• It runs in families – 1in 10 risk of developing if you have a first degree relative with celiac disease Celiac patients that do not follow a gluten free diet can develop iron deficiency anemia, osteoporosis, infertility and miscarriages, central and peripheral nervous system disorders, gallbladder disease, GI cancers, dementia, migraines, and more
• Blood test tTG- IGA – but you must be consuming gluten to be positive

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This whole hour we have been talking about issues with the guts. If you’ve been diagnosed with IBS – Irritable Bowel Disease, this is a show you will want to hear in it’s entirety. Podcast version of the show can be found as Staying Young Show 2.0 – shout out to affiliate stations.

Crohn’s

• Inflammatory disease that can affect anywhere from the mouth to the anus, but most commonly the end of the small intestine
• It looks like patches and can extend all the way through the bowel wall
• Affects men and women equally – 700,000 in the US
• Most often starts ages 15-35
• Abdominal pain and diarrhea
• Chronic, lifelong disease that requires medication

Micro-biome imbalance

• Tens of trillions of micro-organisms 1000 species, representing 3 million genes. 1/3 is common while 2/3 is specific to the person.
• 80% of the immune system is in the gut
• Discuss prebiotics and probiotics

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Segment 4

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