| Effects of Smoking on Irritable Bowel | | | | Helicobacter pylori bacteria or irritation |
| Syndrome | | | | resulting from anti-inflammatory medications |
| | | | commonly causes ulcers however it is smoking |
| Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a disorder that | | | | that increases the possibility of peptic |
| affects the large intestines. It exhibit | | | | ulcer. Not only that, smoking also hinders |
| symptoms such as cramping or pain, diarrhea, | | | | healing and makes ulcer to reoccur more |
| constipation, bloating and gassiness. IBS is | | | | frequently. This is because smoking worsens |
| also known in other names such functional | | | | ulcer perforation ten times. Aside from ulcer |
| bowel disease, mucus colitis and spastic | | | | and triggering IBS symptoms, smoking also |
| colon. However although it also makes use of | | | | increases the chance of Crohn's disease. It |
| the term colitis it should never be construed | | | | may also lead to the development of |
| as an inflammatory bowel disease. | | | | gallstones. |
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| Irritable Bowel Syndrome is not a dangerous | | | | The nicotine found on the tobacco is not only |
| disorder and neither it is contagious nor | | | | an addictive element but also a poison that |
| cancerous. The greatest effect that IBS can | | | | tend to weaken the lower esophageal |
| have in a patient is to cause stress and | | | | sphincter. This lead to hyper production of |
| discomfort which interrupts daily activities. | | | | acid in the stomach and at the same time |
| Irritable Bowel Syndrome especially for | | | | decreases the pancreatic production of sodium |
| married patients often affects their sexual | | | | bicarbonate, which is an important substance |
| lives. | | | | in counteracting the production of stomach |
| | | | acid. |
| Smoking and Irritable Bowel Syndrome Smoking | | | | |
| does not only cause lung cancer but also | | | | Aside from nicotine, tobacco also contains |
| worsen symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. | | | | more than four hundred toxins and at least |
| Tobacco just like caffeine and alcohol also | | | | forty-three known carcinogens. All of these |
| worsen IBS symptoms. It really does not | | | | harmful substances enters the bloodstream and |
| matter whether you smoked, chewed or inhaled | | | | carried through the digestive tract |
| Tobacco. The facts still remains that Tobacco | | | | triggering IBS symptoms. Similarly, inhaling |
| is a potent GI tract irritant, carcinogen and | | | | a smoke from the tobacco also cause |
| stimulant. | | | | gassiness, belching and bloating which are |
| | | | symptoms also of IBS. |
| People with Irritable Bowel Syndrome have | | | | |
| sensitive gastrointestinal and are very | | | | Smoking above all is famous for causing |
| susceptible to certain stimuli may it be in | | | | cancer either of the colon, the bladder, |
| the form of food or even the simple waking up | | | | kidney, pancreas and stomach. Plus long-term |
| actions. Tobacco is one of the worst factors | | | | smoking also increases the possibility of |
| that trigger Irritable Bowel Syndrome | | | | colorectal cancer. How? Inhaling or |
| symptoms and can cause various types of | | | | swallowing tobacco smoke can bring |
| cancer. | | | | carcinogens right down to the colon. The |
| | | | tobacco also tend to increase colon polyp |
| Tobacco in general affects almost all the | | | | size which means that the bigger the polyp |
| parts of the digestive system. It does not | | | | the higher the possibility for it to develop |
| only cause heartburn but also reflux which | | | | into cancer. In fact, studies shows that at |
| are considered two conditions which IBS | | | | least twelve percent of colorectal cancers |
| patients are likely to acquire. And since | | | | are the direct result of smoking. |
| smoking damage the esophageal sphincter, the | | | | |
| acidic contents of the stomach tend to flow | | | | Lastly, smoking is not only a factor that can |
| upward and down into the lower portion of the | | | | trigger Irritable Bowel Syndrome but poses |
| esophagus. | | | | greater health risk like cancer so for your |
| | | | sake better quit smoking. |