NR-283 Week 5 Concept Process Assignment Guidelines #2: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (GRADED A)

Concept Process: Irritable Bowel Syndrome XXXXXXXXXXChamberlain University NR 283: Pathophysiology Concept Process: Irritable Bowel Syndrome Irritable Bowel Sy ndrome (IBS) is a “gastrointestinal disorder with manifestations of abdominal pain/discomfort and changes in normal bowel habits (Hubert and VanMeter, 2017)”. The pathophysiology is “the rapid transit time of feces through the bowel. This causes hypersensitivity on the enteric system (Hubert and VanMeter, 2017)”. The basic concept of IBS is gastric motility, “which refers to the movement of food from the mouth through the pharynx (throat), esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines and out of the body (UC San Diego Health, n.d)”. The small intestine is “approximately 20 feet long, which makes it the longest part of the digestive system. Here, most of the nutrients and minerals from food are absorbed into the body (UC San Diego Health, n.d)”. The large intestine, “also known as the colon, is responsible for absorbing water from undigested food. Food is transp Show Less