The walls of the intestines are lined with layers of muscle that contract and relax in a coordinated rhythm as they move food from your stomach through your intestinal tract to your rectum. Having irritable bowel syndrome may cause you contractions to be stronger and last longer than normal, causing gas, bloating and diarrhea. It can also weaken your intestines and cause you to have a difficult time having a bowel movement. Abnormalities in your gastrointestinal nervous system also may play a role, causing you to experience discomfort when your abdomen stretches from gas to …show more content…
When the stress passes, a negative feedback is triggered to terminate the stress response and bring the body back to a state of homeostasis or eustasis. If the stress becomes chronic or exceeds the organism’s ability to maintain the stress response, it becomes harmful because basal homeostasis cannot be reached. Physiological stress is more frequent than physical stress and it may be induced by various social and emotional triggers. There is strong evidence that IBS is a stress-sensitive disorder. The treatment of IBS should be more focused on stress, whether than laxatives and medication. Stress and emotions can strongly affect the colon; it has many nerves that connect to the brain. The heart and lungs are controlled by the autonomic nervous system, which has been proven to respond to stress. IBS is not a disease; it is a syndrome-a combination of signs and symptoms. Irritable bowel syndrome has not been shown to lead to any serious, organic diseases, including