Adding fiber to the diet of a client with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may result in:
1. Bezoars formation. 2. Improved management of diarrhea and constipation. 3. Reduction of steatorrhea. 4. Increased stress and symptoms.
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Rationale: Bezoars are undigested food masses that result from food being in the intestine too long due to bowel paresis and can eventually cause obstruction. Adding fiber to the diet of a client with IBS should improve the management of both diarrhea and constipation, a main goal of treatment. Steatorrhea results from malabsorption of fat in inflammatory bowel disease. Decreased stress and treatment with antidepressants are often used as adjunctive treatment of IBS.
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