NURS 205 Lecture 10: IBS

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Nursing
• Course: NURS 205
• Professor: Marion Lucktar- Flude

Document Summary

Infla mma tory bowe l dis e a s e. P ote ntia l ca us e s. Gi tra ct dis orde rs cha ra cte rize d by infla mma tion & ulce ra tion. Va rie d clinica l ma nife s ta tions. Unpre dicta ble pe riods of re mis s ion & e xa ce rba tion. About 10,000 ca s e s dia gnos e d a nnua lly in ca na da. Environme nta l influe nce s or a lle rgie s. **ca us e is like ly multifa ctoria l. Two dis orde rs as s ocia te d with ibs: ulce ra tive colitis, crohn"s disease. Cros s s e ction of the inte s tine. Infla mma tion a nd ulce ra tion of the colon a nd re ctum. Diffus e infla mma tion of the mucos a a nd s ubmucos a.