Keywords
gastrointestinal diseases
exercise
physical activity
review
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Abstract
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common gastroenterological diagnosis, with a high overall prevalence ranging from 5% to 21%. This chronic recurrent disease course is characterized by its overlap with other functional disorders and its impact on quality of life of the patients. Currently there are few treatments that offer satisfactory symptomatic relief, so in the effective management of IBS importance has been given to counseling on changes in lifestyle, physical activity, diet, among others. This approach to personal effort by the patient is based on the relationship of the chronic stress state with the exacerbation of IBS symptoms. Brain-gut interactions may play a role in the association between physical activity and symptoms in IBS. Most studies agree that interventions that promote increased physical activity improve IBS gastrointestinal symptoms; as well as different aspects of quality of life, fatigue, depression and long-term anxiety
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