A: Colorectal irritation is a long-term and repeated intestinal dysfunction that also changes bowel habits, often affecting patients’ quality of life and even increasing unnecessary medical expenses.
At present, there is no definite cause, and only the occurrence of intestinal fistula is related to environmental factors, mental state, and gastrointestinal physiology. Common symptoms are: abdominal flatulence, abdominal pain, diarrhea, indigestion, constipation, in addition to other non-gastrointestinal symptoms such as headache, dizziness, fatigue and so on.
It is necessary to rule out other diseases of gastrointestinal inflammation, infection, tumor, or similar symptoms before it can be diagnosed as intestinal fistula. Intestinal fistula is not the same as common gastrointestinal diseases. It is not a pathological condition in which the intestines are inflamed. It is not related to the infection of bacteria or viruses, but a functional problem in the intestines.
Many conditions affecting intestinal health can cause intestinal cramps, such as abnormal diet, intestinal inflammation or infection, psychological problems (such as depression, nervousness, anxiety), stress in life or work (candidates or office workers), abnormal sleep Etc., will affect the motor function and adjustment ability of the intestine. Emotion and stress are generally considered to be important factors in the induction and deterioration of intestinal tract. The current incidence of intestinal sputum in Taiwan is about 10% to 20%, and the rate of female seizures is higher than that of males.
Intestinal fistula can be roughly divided into three types: diarrhea, constipation, and alternating. The treatment of intestinal cramps is currently adjusted with medications and lifestyle habits, the most important thing is to reduce the stress of patients’ daily life.
In the past 12 months, if you feel abdominal discomfort for at least 12 weeks or more than 12 weeks, you can judge the patient may have intestinal cramps by repeating the following symptoms: – Patients often have abdominal pain or flatulence, but can improve after defecation. – The patient’s frequency of bowel movements changes, the number of constipation is more than three times a week, or more than three times a day. – The patient’s stool changes, and there may be lumps, soft stools or watery stools. – The condition of the bowel movement changes, the patient may need to use force to defecate, or have a urgency with defecation or often feel that the row is not clean. – Feces tend to appear like mucus-like mucus or scum-like feces.