Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Children

The functional gastrointestinal disorder affects children too with common symptoms of abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, indigestion and constipation. While the cause of IBS is not easily identifiable, foods, stress and anxiety contribute a great deal to these symptoms of IBS. Parents should watch out for these IBS symptoms of their children if complaints related to these problems persisted and may increase in intensity. Medication should address the children’s IBS problem, but a greater effort has to come to controlling of the children’s diet. Dairy products should be avoided if they develop sensitivity to lactose.

Recurrent abdominal pain in children: forerunner to adult irritable bowel syndrome?: An article from: Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

The remedy is similar to any adult patient. Stress management and dietary control is key to keep IBS at bay. While recurrence of IBS is not uncommon and there is no complete sure cure to IBS, it is not a life threatening disease though and will not develop into dreadful disease such as cancer.