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Suggest Test To Be Taken For Abdominal Pain

I just took a health inquiry. It came back IBS. What is IBS? And can you get it by being hit with force in the abdomen on the left side? I have pain and strain while going to the bathroom even when my bowels are soft, for the last 3 years. What test that I can easily take to see inside?
Wed, 2 Apr 2014
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Hi. As the name suggests - IBS is Irritable Bowel Syndrome , meaning there is irritation of some sort to the bowel particularly the large bowel ( colon), which causes pain , loose motions or in some cases constipation, inability to have certain foods , may be relate to the psychology or stress.
You have pain- this is the most important symptom.
Hitting of abdomen can cause this if the hit has caused bowel wall edema and its complications.
The best way is colonoscopy and is done to rule out other problems.
As there is no specific reason the treatment will depend upon the factors which increase your problem.
You may please consult the Gastro-enterologist .
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Suggest Test To Be Taken For Abdominal Pain

Hi. As the name suggests - IBS is Irritable Bowel Syndrome , meaning there is irritation of some sort to the bowel particularly the large bowel ( colon), which causes pain , loose motions or in some cases constipation, inability to have certain foods , may be relate to the psychology or stress. You have pain- this is the most important symptom. Hitting of abdomen can cause this if the hit has caused bowel wall edema and its complications. The best way is colonoscopy and is done to rule out other problems. As there is no specific reason the treatment will depend upon the factors which increase your problem. You may please consult the Gastro-enterologist .