Irritable bowel syndrome from the perspective of a clinician

Background. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional disease characterized by a stable set of intestinal symptoms in the absence of organic diseases. The main complaints of IBS patients include abdominal pain, impaired stool form and frequency, flatulence. Description of the clinical case. A clinical case of IBS with a predominance of constipation is presented. After the treatment (fractional nutrition with the introduction of an increased amount of dietary fibers and the amount of fluid taken into the diet, mebeverin + Phytomucil norn + Bac-set® Forte for 2 weeks, then Bac-set® Forte for 2 weeks), stool became formed with frequency 1 time in 2 days, the pain has disappeared, sometimes there is moderate bloating after taking carbohydrate foods in the evening, but disappears without medication overnight. During follow-up visit month after, return of symptoms was not reveal, the patient follows the regimen, diet, taking mebeverin and phytomucil on demand, rarely, according to the patient, just in case. Conclusion. The combined pathogenetic treatment of IBS with constipation, including the use of myotropic antispasmodic, natural dietary fibers and multiprobiotic, leads to a persistent clinical effect.

irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, diarrhea, flatulence, antispasmodics, probiotics, dietary fibers