Irritable bowel syndrome may range form nothing more than a minor irritation in mild cases, to some cases where it can be so serious that people can actually claim disability tax credit benefits.
It is also known as spastic colon is a diagnosis of exclusion.
This means that syndrome itself cannot be diagnosed but the ailment is taken to be irritable when all other possibilities are excluded.
Bell's Palsy and Sarcoidosis are also diagnoses of exclusion.
Irritable bowel syndrome, as the name suggests, affects the digestive system and symptoms are chronic pain in the abdomen, bloating and discomfort and irregular bowel movements for no apparent cause.
The exact cause of the said syndrome is yet unknown, although sometimes stress and infection have known to cause it.
Diarrhea and constipation can also be symptoms.
In fact, this syndrome can be classified as either diarrhea predominant or constipation predominant.
One theory suggests that this syndrome is caused due to lack of proper co-ordination between the brain and the gastro-intestinal tract.
In fact, irritable bowel syndrome can be considered a blanket term for several closely related stomach ailments like fructose malabsorption, celiac disease, chronic pain in the bowels, infections and pains, abdominal distension, tenesmus, fibromyalgia, headache, backache and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Unfortunately, there is no known cure for the said syndrome.
There are however treatments available to relieve the symptoms like bloating, discomfort, diarrhea or constipation, but these do not treat irritable bowel syndrome as a whole.
Medication is stool softeners in case of constipation being predominant and anit-diarrheals in case of diarrhea predominant irritable bowel syndrome.
Laxatives, antispasmodics and tricyclic anti-depressants have also known to be effective, although none of these can completely cure irritable bowel syndrome.
There are cases where people have been suffering from the syndrome for years on end without any progress in treatment, the syndrome is pretty much permanent and hence it is considered a disability.
It can dramatically affect a person's ability to lead a normal life and is really taxing on the individual.
The Canada Disability Corporation can help those suffering from irritable bowel syndrome get tax benefits.
It is the mission of the Canada Disability Corporation that deserving candidates get the requisite fund from the government to help them cope with their disabilities.
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