What causes visceral hyperalgesia?
What Causes Visceral Hyperalgesia? Increased sensitivity usually starts when something causes irritation to a particular organ system. The irritation may occur after a virus, illness or injury, but sometimes there is no clear cause. The stomach and intestines are often the area which becomes irritated and causes pain.
What is hypersensitive rectum?
A rectal hypersensitivity responder is defined as an individual who show at least 20% increase in two or more sensory thresholds (first, desire and urge defecate/pain) after treatment when compared to baseline, and will be compared between the SAT and escitalopram groups.
What are the symptoms of visceral hypersensitivity?
Visceral hypersensitivity might have use as a clinical marker of IBS and could account for symptoms of urgency for bowel movements, bloating and abdominal pain. The mechanisms that lead to chronic visceral hypersensitivity in patients who have IBS are unclear.
How do you treat a hypersensitive rectum?
There are a few options for the management of rectal hypersensitivity, that include biofeedback or pharmacological treatment such as loperamide or tricyclic antidepressants.
What is chronic visceral pain?
Chronic visceral pain describes persistent pain emanating from the thoracic, pelvic, or abdominal organs that is poorly localized with regard to the specific organ affected.
Which conditions are associated with visceral pain?
Visceral pain
- injuries to internal organs, such as the gallbladder, intestines, bladder, or kidneys.
- damage to the core muscles or abdominal wall.
- spasms in the core muscles.
- acid indigestion.
- other digestive problems such as constipation.
- infections in the digestive and renal systems.
What triggers visceral hypersensitivity?
The cause of visceral hypersensitivity is unknown; however, a number of mechanisms have been postulated, such as inflammation or sensitization after an injury. Several studies have shown that some patients develop IBS symptoms following enteric infection of the gut.