Sherlyn Bailey
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) affects one in every five people, and while there is no cure, there are strategies to manage the condition and reduce symptoms. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is an insidious, variable condition with potentially humiliating symptoms. Diet, stress, anxiety, and depression are all potential causes of IBS, but they are mutually exclusive. The majority of IBS problems are multi-causal, meaning that multiple factors combine to generate symptoms. This retrospective study is primarily concerned with demonstrating the multifaceted nature of gastrointestinal illnesses (specifically IBS). The goal is to see if there is any link between irritable bowel syndrome, stress, eating habits, and memory.
In this study, a symptomology questionnaire is used to determine the type of gastrointestinal problem based on symptoms, two sets of questionnaires are used to assess stress levels and eating patterns and a Paired Association Learning (PAL) test is used to estimate short-term memory in CANTAB. The study's possible hypothesis is to find a positive link between GI diseases (especially IBS), stress, eating behavior, and short-term memory, as well as to analyse and show the strength of linkage and its influence on immunity.